Watch as Rishi Sunak speaks to voters in northern England ahead of election

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Watch as Rishi Sunak holds a question-and-answer session in northern England, the most recent cease on a tour across the nation to speak to voters earlier than an election anticipated later this yr.

The prime minister has vowed to “continue to confront the difficult challenges” as parliament returns for 2024.

A Downing Street supply stated Mr Sunak was decided to “not take the easy way out” in a yr that’s doubtless to see a common election.

MPs returned to Westminster following their Christmas break on Monday 8 January.

Mr Sunak stated final week that it’s his “working assumption” the UK will “have a general election in the second half of this year”.

The stance opens the door for him to name a possible autumn common election.

Over the weekend, Sir Keir Starmer stated he suspected the prime minister was “putting vanity before country” by wanting to mark two years in energy — an anniversary that falls on 25 October — earlier than sending the nation to the polls.