POLL: Should there be a general election now

10 May 2023 , 11:20

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Labour leader Keir Starmer says people have had enough of the 'farce' of Tory rule and want a general election NOW. (Image: Getty Images)

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ditched the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars amid a raft of controversial U-turns, sparking yet more Tory in-fighting.

Mr Sunak said he would delay a ban on the sale of such vehicles by five years, as well as watering down other key climate commitments, including the weakening of targets to phase out gas boilers.

But the measures have faced criticism from across the political spectrum as well as from businesses and environmental groups. Mr Sunak has been warned the changes could drive up costs for the public, as well as being accused of putting his party's electoral prospects ahead of the planet.

Labour blasted the prime minister for kow-towing to net zero-sceptic Tories, and said the plans would actually add more costs to the British public while wrecking investor confidence.

The UK is continuing to reel from a cost of living crisis, economic incompetence, crumbling schools, a botched Brexit AND an ailing NHS...and with the Conservatives facing a mounting list of problems, we ask: is it time for change at Number 10?

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Earlier this year, Labour leader Keir Starmer said people have had enough of the 'farce' of Tory rule and wanted a General Election NOW. He said: “Rishi Sunak must finally find a backbone, call an election, and let the public have their say on 13 years of Tory failure. This farce must stop. People have had enough.”

Mr Starmer warned Rishi Sunak’s government is crippled by “complete inertia”. The Labour leader accused the Tories of being “simply unable to move forward”. The next UK general election is scheduled to be held no later than January 28, 2025 - but do you think there should be one sooner? If you can't see the poll, click .

General elections in the UK - where all 650 MPs are elected to the House of Commons - have to be held no more than five years apart. This represents five years from the day the current Parliament first met - which was December 17, 2019 - plus extra time factored in for an election campaign.

What do YOU think? Should there be a general election now? Take our poll and have your say in the comments below

Paul Speed