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4 Jan 2024

Debate: Will an autumn election benefit Labour or the Conservatives?

Presenter

Rishi Sunak has today squashed speculation about a spring election – but Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged him to “bring it on”.

We spoke to the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and the Spectator editor Fraser Nelson. We started by asking what they thought about the prime minister scotching speculation about a May poll.