Why has Rishi Sunak Called for Elections Now?

Why has Rishi Sunak Called for Elections Now? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

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25 күн бұрын

Why has Rishi Sunak Called for Elections Now? | Vantage with Palki Sharma
British prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced snap elections amid growing discontent with his Conservative government. Though the party has ruled for 14 years, recent scandals and sluggish economic growth have made them unpopular. Opinion polls suggest a 20-point lead and a possible landslide win for the opposition Labour party. Sunak appears to have caught his allies and rivals by surprise as his partymen were hoping for an election towards the end of 2024. The prime minister has pitched himself as the man who led Britain through multiple crises, first as finance minister and then prime minister. Will British voters buy his complicated pitch? Or will they vote the Conservatives out? Palki Sharma tells you.
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@vscreation550 23 күн бұрын

The King has granted this request and we will have elections! 😂 UK is unique democracy!

@CharlenePierre710 22 күн бұрын

Maybe.

@madhureddyindian9715 20 күн бұрын

Their parliament is sovereign.

@filleauparadis7633 19 күн бұрын

yet more democratic nd more freedom for all citizens than urs.

@historyimperfect4240 18 күн бұрын

Check press freedom index

@tonychin4393 23 күн бұрын

Britain politicians need to learn to fix own house rather than lecturing the rest of the world

@ryandanngetich2524 23 күн бұрын

No country is perfect

@user-eg4dv1bm2e 22 күн бұрын

It's called debate and discussion - noone is lecturing anyone.

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Speaking as a Brit we don’t actually want them to be fixated on other countries either. Why are we giving aid to a country with a space programme for example? I have a lot of respect for our Indian friends and getting your point of view but be careful about complaining too loudly on this subjects if you are self-interested! 😉

@debarjundutta8912 22 күн бұрын

@@clairee4939 as if you got those 'finance' in a very humane and jenuine way...mehhh!!!

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

@@debarjundutta8912 Yeah yeah, here it comes. 😉 Except Britain’s wealth came about through trade and the Industrial Revolution and has been kept through banking and insurance. Yes a few families became very rich through plundering but in general the British empire was running at a loss at its hight as was pointed out by Adam Smith who also criticised the East India Company’s monopoly and mismanagement of India and the suffering that caused to Indian people. He proposed a commonwealth at the hight of the empire but he concluded that national pride would prevent any country voluntarily giving up her own empire! Helps to know the other side of this story about how evil we were supposed to be! Haha😜

@user-ck3uu8rj3x 23 күн бұрын

I love the news reports from this lady. Clear, concise and not afraid to give an opinion. More please.

@CharlenePierre710 22 күн бұрын

I need to follow; because when they mov´, a lot of changes in function of the lead.

@utradayebhagwandeen7222 20 күн бұрын

Sunak Rishi MUST get out NOW

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

Britain can't fix there own country, how can they dictate to anyone else?

@ArjunGhag-ix7te 23 күн бұрын

Sunak did well to force out Harry Farage Kane (the top scorer in UK elections) - after RS worked out that Farage was going to be in USA on independence day July 4th, kissing the yankee flag with Trump

@vonniofdoom5590 23 күн бұрын

4th of July elections? Ain’t that independence day of the U.S lol.

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

Yeah, he will be on flight there also, by the time flight lands in America he can still have some turkey.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

@@michaelc821 what about you

@michaelc821 20 күн бұрын

@@NavinShah-nk1tv ?

@rjack5859 23 күн бұрын

Sunak realized that his team would not be able to play the full inning so declared inning gave batting to the Labour Party and asked the team members to go for practicing fielding for the next five years.

@melluques8475 23 күн бұрын

All those crisis destroying the British economic was gain business for the Toris 😔🕊🙏🏻

@anindyamajumdar4088 23 күн бұрын

It's Sunak's wet googly full toss . No-one knows what it is because it's going to get hit before it can pitches and rain stops play. rain stops play

@ggunga7764 22 күн бұрын

He just wants to be out so that he can go and enjoy himself. He got enough money for and he knows British people has had enough of him.

@waldensmith4796 23 күн бұрын

Sunak means well to call the Election in July. We have India America South Africa.we do not know for Canada if there will be elections as yet also Taiwan had elections and Iran moving into mode .Could this be the global trend of elctions much needed for leaders to be elected. Keep up the good work Palki

@theresialestari7004 21 күн бұрын

I don't understand why Indian so proud with other Indians become other country's prime ministers than to develop their own country India.

@michaelc821 20 күн бұрын

Sunak used 4th July to call the election, the knives were cutting deep. Canada,Trudee, another tyrant that will gone next election followed by Macron, changes everywhere.

@veronicamoody3981 23 күн бұрын

I remember Conservatives/Tories turning off street lights, contributing to higher crime; lowering the frequency of trash pick-ups, causing an increase in health issues; NHS services suffering due to cuts; draconian benefits reforms. etc. I am voting Labor because I suffered a lot under Conservatives' reign.

@gralaw1965 23 күн бұрын

under labor will be even worse!

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

lol labour also did this when they were in where I live. I don’t think they’ll be fighting the general election on issues that local much as the claim “Only the Conservatives can Save Your Bin Collections” on my doormat gave me a chuckle a few weeks ago.

@anyvoicespeaks 21 күн бұрын

“but Labour” is all they’ve got after 14 years of Tory disaster. Pathetic.

@AeonMusicRecord 23 күн бұрын

When the PM of UK stands in the rain and says election that means he has been told to do so, not his choice

@leeyung_111 23 күн бұрын

Award for most stupid comment goes to you

@richardruff8712 19 күн бұрын

Agreed... I think that Sir Graham Brady told him that there are nearly enough letters of No confidence, and that it would be best to go for an immediate General Election ( 4th July )... The fact that some of the Ministers didn't know, suggests that he quickly told ONLY his ' inner circle ' of maybe 10 people...?

@sanjaysanj6688 23 күн бұрын

Googly or Full toss but batsmen should pick it otherwise they ll be thowing their wickets 😉

@robertfrancis7767 23 күн бұрын

Karma for Sunak Cabinet colleagues call him a "fool" and he got totally soaked. Good riddance to the accidental PM that nobody wanted.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 23 күн бұрын

BRING BACK LIZ TRUSS

@vatsal7640 23 күн бұрын

@@NavinShah-nk1tvhow about an entirely new party?

@vatsal7640 23 күн бұрын

@@SrAuNzstarmer??? He isn't the best , but still better than most tory members.

@robertfrancis7767 23 күн бұрын

@SrAuNz No one on the Tory is more inept and awkward and foolish than standing in rain panicking Sunak. Starmer "had a good time" with drugs just wants to validate himself with a hard drugs Cocaine and Heroin possession laws. He is not a liar and does make pledges but "offers" for when they never happen. He is dangerous in a different way but very self preservational and not a fool.

@ukindian8533 23 күн бұрын

Britain is very racist towards rishi sunak

@lecturesfromleeds614 21 күн бұрын

Sunak couldn't be arsed anyway!

@katazola8553 23 күн бұрын

He’s tired

@theresialestari7004 23 күн бұрын

You guys really have a CLOWN prime minister to be honest 😂😂😂😂 he is there not for the people, he is there to create his Biography book with the title : SUNAK - THE PRIME MINISTER 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@shruttikhaz5486 22 күн бұрын

But in history he will be placed and known as failed and useless prime minister of UK & for UK citizens too

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

Are you A JOKER

@theresialestari7004 21 күн бұрын

@@NavinShah-nk1tv I Am Not, your Britain Politician Are. 😂😂😂

@kailashchimbaikar6286 23 күн бұрын

I think Rishi rather lose the election rather than resign, bcoz he is the most unpopular PM in British history so far. Ppl of the UK are fed up of him and want him gone asap.

@subhranshuganguly2246 23 күн бұрын

really even worse than SADIQ KHAN.

@ghosthdel3098 23 күн бұрын

It will be so funny if the conservative wins again. My family and i believe its been the best decade ever. Especially for our business. My parents own a small consultancy company and we applied for the furlough scheme, It was great we didnt have to spent a single penny paying our employees. The money that we saved as a company helped my sister to buy a small 5 bedrooms villa in turkey. It comes with wsimming pool, jacuzzi and all that jazz. Its great! We are thankful on the Great Britain Government helping us out. This is why this country is GREATT

@Jamietheroadrunner 23 күн бұрын

Imagine being more unpopular than Liz Truss. How humiliating

@NavinShah-nk1tv 23 күн бұрын

BRING BACK LIZ TRUSS

@DMIndia_Official 23 күн бұрын

surely he can lead with heavy majority

@arpandas2243 23 күн бұрын

cope harder he is losing by a landslide

@shruttikhaz5486 22 күн бұрын

What heavy majority are you talking about? Since he became PM of UK his government lost huge number of Parliament seats in both local elections. Even majority of British Indians either voted for Labour Party or didn't vote at all in this month's local election.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

@@shruttikhaz5486are you from BHIKARISTAN or PORKISTAN

@shruttikhaz5486 16 күн бұрын

Navin, Bhikharistan or Porkistan must be where you come from. I always was a British citizen since a baby and am a British Indian Hindu.

@shruttikhaz5486 16 күн бұрын

No Navin. I am not from Bhikharistan or Porkistan towns of gujarat. Gadheda, I am a British Indian Hindu

@livingstonecon 21 күн бұрын

This time people of uk intelligent for their future?😀

@vin2629 23 күн бұрын

Labour Party is going to form the government for sure. Sunak’s defeat is inevitable due to the anti incumbency against the ruling party.

@raviprakashbajpai196 19 күн бұрын

I think he is okay with loosing the election instead of getting sacked.

@archiesmum8601 23 күн бұрын

Of course he went ahead, nothing stop's due to the rain in the UK As Prime Minister he has the RIGHT to call an election, all he needed was the agreement of the King. He wasn't finance minister, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer .. let's talk about Politic's in YOUR COUNTRY .. NO? Thought not

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Easy there Tigress. She wasn’t attacking us.

@messaytigistu435 23 күн бұрын

The king has granted this request😂😂.... Who's the slave here

@TeluguConsultancyKumar 23 күн бұрын

Works very similarly in India. President - Head of State Prime Minister - Head of Government If the parliament needs to be dissolved. The prime minister goes to the president to request it…

@strategicindian 23 күн бұрын

@@TeluguConsultancyKumarbut that president is selected by elected member unlike hereditary transition in UK

@TeluguConsultancyKumar 23 күн бұрын

@@strategicindian Democracy in the UK is certainly better than India. India is on the road to a dictatorship. Imprisoning an opposition leader, freezing the assets of an opposition party, etc.

@hiran2016 23 күн бұрын

@@TeluguConsultancyKumar You have no idea what happens across the world...!

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Nah we just cringe at the thought of a President Blair or President Thatcher and are relieved that the king/queen has to keep their politics to themselves and represent the whole nation. We are not raving monarchists. It just fills a hole in the constitution nicely so we’ll leave it alone. Haha

@TejaDurgi 23 күн бұрын

imagine labour again?

@michaelc821 20 күн бұрын

Not with Starmer at the helm.

@lincolnfrancis9595 22 күн бұрын

Why are you not reporting on Porsche case

@mojilomaldhari5775 23 күн бұрын

It may be full toss like harshal Patel dipping in and hot the stumps you never know

@AmmarNomani 23 күн бұрын

US needs a Starmer too

@agod4779 23 күн бұрын

You already have one low energy boring guy

@CIOZimbabwe 22 күн бұрын

@@agod4779conservatives will win

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

It’s ok, you can have ours if you like! 😂

@erniebell1858 23 күн бұрын

This is a great day for the General Elections; the United States of America's Independence Day. I wonder why this day was picked. Was this date picked in order to remind Britain that some people had enough of the British government?

@Andrew-tx9jy 23 күн бұрын

Why aren't there any adverts telling people to get their photo ID ready prior to July? Media keeping quiet to let the Tories back in through the back door?

@CIOZimbabwe 22 күн бұрын

Tories will 🏆 win

@lizk1244 16 күн бұрын

Reform all the way

@dexstewart2450 21 күн бұрын

He's toast

@adhikrut 23 күн бұрын

sunak is Chankya

@dangrr_boy_dangerous 23 күн бұрын

Smart player sunak

@michaelc821 20 күн бұрын

Rubbish player..

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

The Turkey will be ready for him in the USA, 4th July independence ,Will Smith will keep the aliens at bay for him.

@eriktopolsky8531 22 күн бұрын

British DECLINE is gradual, but constant and consisten, by the time your kids have grown up it is completelly different country in negative sence, there is no stopping of this decline in sight. UK became LAUGHING STOCK in 20 years time

@Chips-Dubbo 6 күн бұрын

cry

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

Because he is heading to California.

@fglatzel 21 күн бұрын

It's time for the UK to get a proper Prime Minister again.

@ElaineWeiner-sq4bm 23 күн бұрын

Sunak is a scared bunny! Better now than later. Both parties are sick.

@ukindian8533 23 күн бұрын

Rishi sunak is a winner and made it to the top of the mountain, unfortunately it's the racist in Britain that don't like him

@SharonX4531 23 күн бұрын

@@ukindian8533but they do like his money 🤑 💰 which is the one of the reason keep the British parliament to not become a beggar .

@vatsal7640 22 күн бұрын

@@ukindian8533dude when will you guys stop paying the race card???😂

@vatsal7640 22 күн бұрын

@@SharonX4531sunak doesn't fund the British parliament. Public tax payers do.

@joanramsey4002 22 күн бұрын

Yes, it's a choice between Vomit & Diahorrhea.

@mshaikh4879 23 күн бұрын

Jeremy Hunt

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Cockney Rhyming slang. 😊

@richardruff8712 19 күн бұрын

Just as well that his first name isn't.... MIKE.....

@RK-ln6kg 23 күн бұрын

He can do it.

@arpandas2243 23 күн бұрын

Cope Harder

@JimmyKartounii 23 күн бұрын

palki brother sunak is a rule 43 material

@user-ok3fe3fn3z 23 күн бұрын

How I wish Joe Biden would call for an early reelection like Sunak.

@AlhussainJallo 20 күн бұрын

Who is this man

@uchihakakashi601 20 күн бұрын

King ? Still a fool democracy

@Peace44975 23 күн бұрын

Well I just came from UK, seems will be hard for Sunak to come out on top, but Sunak is a worker so will be thankful the options available at the moment on competitors camps

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

Time for him and his millions, go back to california. The un elected one.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

BRING BACK LIZ TRUSS

@michaelc821 20 күн бұрын

@@NavinShah-nk1tv when she goes back to the Liberal Democrats

@stephenhall3515 21 күн бұрын

Before the Sunak family fortunes disappear from the UK, HMRC needs to confiscate dodged taxes and add penalties. Sunak and Truss need to undertake to claim no PM pension rights on grounds of brevity of tenure and the legality of making Cameron a peer then Foreign Secretary must be judged upon. Given the immoderate and false statements by Cameron and Shapps, both must resign immediately from politics. Shapps as a private citizen without MP protections must face charges of business malpractice and aliases as well as altering factual data. Cameron's Greensil lobbying must now be given prominence as charges of malfeasance.

@anyvoicespeaks 21 күн бұрын

Can we make you the next investigator here so that we are able to get all our money back from Sunak and his cronies? Its weird how good plans like these are ignored

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Rain all over is suit as he calls an election … prophetic fallacy lol 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🇬🇧

@jzzquant 23 күн бұрын

cricketing equivalent of this is declaring the innings with 100 runs lead on board

@helda4850 22 күн бұрын

We are voting ReformUK! Thank you!

@user-jb1wn6dp6l 22 күн бұрын

Their days sre gone. Run out.

@RS-ox1vd 23 күн бұрын

Mr Sunak studied the economy, bought inflation down, but failed to stop the boats. Some accuse Conservatives as more of Labour! Anti incumbency factor will have disastrous consequences for Conservatives. The question is whether Labour has the leadership to grow the economy and stop the boats?

@michaelc821 22 күн бұрын

Inflation down was a gimmick for his announcement. Con artist, bank of England. Truss done nothing wrong. The rich didn't like what she was doing, so crash the market.

@anyvoicespeaks 21 күн бұрын

It must be tiring having people constantly walk away from you

@michaelc821 21 күн бұрын

@@anyvoicespeaks or so tiring that I have to stand in the rain on my own without a brolly to give a worthless speech .

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

@@michaelc821REALLY PAPPU

@balakrishna8953 20 күн бұрын

Sunak unelected prime minsiter

@lj9497 23 күн бұрын

Indian mayor , Indian prime minister ….. what country are we in ? Is this England ??????

@anangshabaruah 23 күн бұрын

Pakistani mayor dude!

@lj9497 23 күн бұрын

@@anangshabaruah Indian doctors , teachers , off licence , supermarkets , everywhere ! Putting their hearts into this country ! God bless them

@SharonX4531 23 күн бұрын

@@lj9497Rishi sunak isn't prime minister of Britain he is prime minister of United Kingdom and England is one of the country which is under considered as part of United Kingdom. By the way as I heard he was born in England and raised in England I guess. And if he didn't exist British parliament would become beggar none of British parliament member like him but do like his money 🤑💰

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Are you Indian? We are honestly not anti-Indian. I never hear complaints about Richi being “Indian” However most Brits, including many British Asians, do feel that mass uncontrolled immigration is a problem and is not sustainable.

@anyvoicespeaks 21 күн бұрын

You are a racist and racists aren’t known for their facts

@YtChsr 23 күн бұрын

Cringe on the wales thing

@richardruff8712 19 күн бұрын

Wales to win the Euro's.... In his mind, maybe ?

@LandgrabbingIndia 23 күн бұрын

Finally !! 😊

@LandgrabbingIndia 21 күн бұрын

@@Hellotherepeopleofthew 0:30 The King has GRANTED the request? The Indian seeks permission from the King which means the Indian is working UNDER the King of Britain?

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

@@LandgrabbingIndiawhat about you

@LandgrabbingIndia 21 күн бұрын

@@NavinShah-nk1tv Didn't you say that "you will be under the heel of India either way"? Are you doing a topic change after I have exposed your lie?

@ahmedhirsi1265 23 күн бұрын

Sunak.messed uk,let him ok

@markworthington1830 23 күн бұрын

A rich bear and a rabbit sitting it the woods, The rich bear said to the rabbit, Do you have problems with your shit sticking to your fur. the rabbit says, NO. So the rich bear got the rabbit and wiped his Ass with him. Never trust a rich bear, He will shit on you in the end.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

Are you That RABBIT

@shruttikhaz5486 22 күн бұрын

PM Modi understands well, his duty stands towards India and Indian citizens, not towards other countries & not towards foreign mugrants or illegal migrants. This is what Rishi as PM of UK did not want to understand even when citizens told him so.

@rayhassan3302 23 күн бұрын

Free Curry for everyone

@NavinShah-nk1tv 23 күн бұрын

Are you from BHIKARISTAN or PORKISTAN

@anyvoicespeaks 21 күн бұрын

They jailed Edwina?

@derektomlinson6514 23 күн бұрын

Labor couldn't build a sand castle or anyone in the conservative party, however they are both good at demolition.

@joanramsey4002 22 күн бұрын

That's the plan. Illegals are here to overwhelm the system for introduction of CBDC. While all the Africans are in the West, the cabal will bring in Chinese and Indians to Africa to do the jobs as these countries are overpopulated. Semi military gov.'s loyal to cabal will keep control there, whilst in the West, digital ID & money will control EVERYTHING! Such is the greed for power, control & money.

@BogdanGheorge-bc8xu 23 күн бұрын

*_>>>18-%-TORIES

@irmansyahfii1228 22 күн бұрын

political crime

@masudurrahman999 22 күн бұрын

Stupidity Stupid Sunak Surely is going to Loss Heavily 🎉🎉

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

Are you from BHIKARISTAN or PORKISTAN

@laeequealam8149 23 күн бұрын

It is a full toss to the labour. The labour will hit six.

@tej618 23 күн бұрын

I GUESS ITS TO GET THE SAME TERM WITH PM. MODI.... 🙂

@laeequealam8149 23 күн бұрын

Both are going to get booted by the electorate.

@larynOneka8080 23 күн бұрын

Kim Jong Sunak needs to go.

@user-eg4dv1bm2e 22 күн бұрын

Man this presenter is so biased and unbalanced.

@joanramsey4002 22 күн бұрын

Rishi didn't want to be a war P.M.

@suspiciousafternoon 23 күн бұрын

He decided to get it over with. Standing in the rain was for the optics

@joanramsey4002 22 күн бұрын

Couldn't organise an umbrella on a wet day.

@Swat-ed5bt 22 күн бұрын

Sunak 🤮

@supernatureayk 23 күн бұрын

Actually he dug his own grave he doesn't have that PM material quality throw him out.

@JStratham-ym9fb 23 күн бұрын

I m Indian and I agree with you but British have less options. If not conservative than jihadis. London is Heaven for terrorist, absconders, fugitives, Islamists.

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

BRING BACK LIZ TRUSS

@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 22 күн бұрын

What you will NEVER see on WION/Firstpost - Criticism of wannabe dictator Narendra Modi

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

LOOKS LIKE You’re DAD IS RAHUL PAPPU KHAN

@divinegula9172 23 күн бұрын

You Indian broda will lose, I am afraid!!!

@nishakushwaha9558 23 күн бұрын

It's britian loss because you people unable to stabilize your economy he is the men done that for you and he is best person to control 🇬🇧 going in hand of radicals who want sharia.

@Nehas949 23 күн бұрын

Nobody give Damm Britishers.

@franklinmachin8 23 күн бұрын

Haven't watched but think this will be his downfall

@BlueFox-lk7ng 23 күн бұрын

Rishi sunak is the next Justin Trudeau!

@kjeldar01 22 күн бұрын

Inshallah Britain will become a Islamic republic soon sharia for uk

@clairee4939 22 күн бұрын

Oh-ho-ho. Keep praying. We are watching you and what you are up to. lol. Of course you are allowed to say that though, because you are enjoying the freedoms our civilisations have imparted to you. 🇬🇧

@NavinShah-nk1tv 21 күн бұрын

Are you From BHIKARISTAN or PORKISTAN