Could There Be An Election in 2023?

The UK's political landscape changed significantly since Johnson's 2019 election, with the Tories facing challenges under Rishi Sunak, who is now considering the timing of the next general election, with recent polls showing a significant lead for the Labour Party. While Sunak has tried to reposition the Tories on various issues, it still remains uncertain whether an early election would actually benefit the party. But, could there be a general election by the end of the year?

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_I think the most dangerous aspect of the election will be the apathetic non-voter. The less people vote, the more likely we will have more extreme points of view getting through._

[uvgsyvf]

Its so weird to me people dont realise they didn't vote for They voted for the conservatives. And if they did and didnt look at there local mp and what they stood for they only have themselves to blame. Ignorance isnt an excuse

[Felishamois]

This side of Christmas would be a hell of a present 😂

[barrellluca]

It's actually depressing that there's even a slight chance the Tories can win. After all they have done they're now pretending to be the party of 'average people' GIVE ME A BREAK. Love TLDR and love the board of leaders that they bring out each week, looking forward to the next podcast!

[DeanGetYourWings]

This question gets asked each year and never goes ahead, totally ignoring that we've had so many unelected leaders since BoJo and the party itself stands in power based on lies they themselves don't want to act on any more because they're realised just how fucked it's made the country i.e Brexit. Just a shame that Labours offering is a skimp limp tory-lite noodle.

[jamesarnold]

He'd be much better off going for a Spring election. In 2019 the turn out amongst the elderly was lower than normal because they're less likely to go out in the winter weather. And basically all his policies are aimed at appeasing that demographic so he needs all the help he can get

[Steviebond]

Short answer, no. My proof? Tories held on to the bitter end throughout the 90s despite everything going against them.

[thenoodlebuddy]

I think they are, I've noticed councils are sending letters and emails recently asking you to update who lives at your household and who is registered to vote, this tells me that a general election will happen within the next few months

[davehopkin]

An election before Spring 2024 would probably be optimal for Sunak, the immigrant boats will be at a minimum during the bad weather of winter and he can claim its due to his policies

[andreasottohansen]

The rich man party trying to appeal to the working class, is truly the "how do you do, fellow kids" of the political world

[hughjass]

Not a Brit here so no dog in the fight but just looking on as an outsider, it seems that if they do pull the trigger, it may be more of a ploy to limit the damage than to actually win it. Sort of like letting Labour have a win instead of a rout.

[Aima]

I'm pretty confident that no matter when the election happens, the tories are not staying in without a collation deal (and even that's unlikely).
I'm actually hoping for a Labour & Lib Dem government where the Lib Dems have near parity in the house to Labour - I wouldn't say I trust either but it would be the best of several bad options (my ideal scenario is literally impossible under current law, so I only have the bad options to choose from)

[AxelQC]

Headlines with a question mark are almost always answered with "No".

[thematthew]

Pedro Sanchez made a brilliant move of calling an early election since he was behind, what went from Trudeau and Theresa May was that they were ahead and got cocky. The issue for Sunak is while Sanchez was behind by single digits, he is down by around 20.

[arpandas]

If Sunak and Tories does have even a bit of shame then they would call a general election like Pedro Sanchez of Spain.

[mrmr]

How very generous to imply the party was united and competent under Johnson, the internal split within the party has defined the last decade. 'On the side of the average citizen?' Well they haven't run out of optimism then but the wealthiest PM in history leading the party of tax cuts for the highest earners still believing in 'trickle down' policies that have never worked has got his work cut out for himself with that one.

[tyranitararmaldo]

4:47 Despite the fact that it was their idea, and they pushed Sadiq Khan to do it, with threats that they would remove further funding if he didn't comply.

[NotAnEldritchHorror]

I, quite selfishly, hope he doesn't call a snap election. This is because I turn 18 in June next year, and am really excited about getting to vote...

[jameslewis]

That part of Boris Johnson's speech just goes to show his level of TV viewing is still alongside the average 6 year old watching Sesame Street.

[Ned]

I think we're looking at an election some time in Spring. But Sunak is keeping his finger hovering over the button mostly to keep his party in line. They know the party has to appear United if there's an election so he adopted an election footing. He also might push the button if it looks like his leadership seriously going to be challenged. In the very unlikely event he's deposed I suspect the new leader will call an election almost immediately.