LBC callers react as Rishi Sunak announces General Election for July 4

James O'Brien and Nick Ferrari callers try to figure out why Rishi Sunak called the General Election 'early'.

After months of speculation, Rishi Sunak has called a General Election that many expect Labour to win.

Speaking on the steps of Downing Street, a drenched Rishi Sunak vowed he "will never leave the people of this country to face the darkest of days alone".

Mr Sunak declared it "the moment for Britain to choose its future" and said the election will take place at time "when the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the Cold War".

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[lizziestevens]

8 minutes in, the caller said "Labour like to spend lots and lots of money", without being challenged,
This current Tory government have nearly quadrupled the national debt in 14 years.

[Midland_Wolf_]

Christ Almighty, Ferrari is OFFENSIVELY thick!

[martinrobinson]

Paul the caller and Nick Ferrari is a presentation of what’s everything wrong with the UK.

[fergusstevenston]

Did you hear his feet squelching as he walking back in, what a tool.

[barrycooper]

Nobody is voting for Cons. I predict the worst performance ever for the Conservative party.

[countottovanshanoo]

"Man up and get wet" - or use the £2.6m media room they set up? Classic Tories, couldn't even plan a press event never mind a p-up in a brewery.

[Jourifouler]

Umbrellas are woke anyway. The man who claims to have common sense doesnt put press conference inside during rain storm

[CloudhoundCoUk]

Farrari you require professional mental health care.
Thousands have died entirely due to Tory policies.

[Greenpoloboy]

How anyone can still support or put their faith in Sunak and his cronies is shocking.

[starnostras]

"Colourful characters" chuckled Ferrarri fondly.

As he referrered to racism displayed by election candidates.

[dean]

What about holding the press conference in the multi million pound press briefing room that was built during covid? No rain and no music lol

[redd]

Was his suit waterproof the rain seem to glow and stay on him, and the music drowned out most of his words, it was a masterclass of how to disrupt a speech by the regular Brexit campaigner who is outside most days shouting outside parliament gardens to get there at short notice

[IanReesDavies]

over the last 14 years of Tories, Carol Voderman worked out that they spent approx 5000 days, £375 million per day. Worked out from the national debt. That's unbelievable.

[oozhvwt]

There's been a pandemic, a war and this and that...

Tired of hearing this excuse, like we have ever had a period without poverty, war and disease across the world.

Pathetic excuse.

[seanryan]

In case you haven't worked it out yet ferrari is a tory

[eileennewport]

And worst than that been responsible for the premature Deaths. of 30 odd thousand of our Elderly which so many have, already Conveniently forgotten already and the On going Suffering of Millions .Lizzie Stevens .

[joshuaDstarks]

Taxes *pay for things* folks

Get it together — lower taxes mean *things don’t get paid for*

[davidpenney]

Rushi, wants a holiday and to spend his £150 k annual pension...he cares about HIMSELF

[johnjames]

look at me im a hard man getting wet in rain...who would've thunk rain and no umbrella means youre gonna get f**king wet

[GaryV-ph]

I always thought that Sunak was half soaked.