British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who held a surprise press statement at Downing Street, where the Prime Minister’s Office is located in London, England, said that he met with his majesty the King and requested the dissolution of the Parliament and that his request was accepted. According to Sunak, a general election will be held on July 4.
Sunak’s early election announcement came after inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in the last three years in April, falling to 2.3 percent.