General Election Campaigns Kick Off With Sunak, Starmer, and Davey on the Road
Published on May 23, 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer, and Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have all hit the campaign trail after the Conservatives called a general election for July 4. Mr. Sunak visited a distribution depot in Derbyshire and a brewery in south Wales and was due to head to Scotland and Northern Ireland on a whistlestop tour of all four nations. But only hours after his appearance in the pouring rain to announce the election date triggered memes on social media, Mr. Sunak produced another gaffe during his trip to Wales. Sunak Scores Own Goal in Wales Attempting to make small talk, Mr. Sunak mentioned the Euro 2024 football tournament, which kicks off on June 14....