Rishi Sunak takes a huge political gamble by calling an early election | 7.30

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken a huge gamble by calling an early general election, hoping to persuade British voters to back the Tories again. The circumstances were less than auspicious. Norman Hermant reports.
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