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Badenoch claims Labour is preparing for a general election in May 2027 – UK politics live

Global Published 2 October 2026, 13:29 · archived 2 Oct 2026

Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it outHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog.Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is preparing for a general election as early as May 2027, despite the prime minister ruling out an early contest.All the policies he announced are for after an election. So if he’s not calling an election, why is he talking about things happening in 2030?He says a lot of things with a smile but I actually think that he’s got very different plans for us and for our country.This is an era of political volatility and multi-pa...

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