U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces general election

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday a general election will be held on July 4 as the center-right party's support dwindles after 14 years in power. CBS News' Ian Lee breaks down the latest after Sunak's announcement.
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[@sydsaturn3337]

4th july is Independence day from Tories in UK.🤣

[@DeTrOiTXX12]

What a train wreck, It's like being in a nightmare about a speech you have to give tomorrow. lol

[@anthonyroberts2678]

Whats up with the loud music playing? Labour majority!! Sunak is toast!

[@flatoutflatbroke]

It's the 1997 Labour anthem (Things Can Only Get Better by D:Ream)/

[@DeTrOiTXX12]

@@flatoutflatbroke It was genius to play that! lol

[@Westcountrynordic]

Protestors were playing the loud music. It happens nearly every day they what to disrupt the interviews that the broadcasters are doing

[@matthowardtv]

Nice of someone to play music…

[@fionagregory9147]

4th of July. Independence day in USA.

[@kurronen]

Really?!

[@sydsaturn3337]

Independence day from Tories in UK. Reply

[@judd442009]

Rishi Sunak is all wet.

[@ROZES2009]

Ahaaaaa ahaaaaa 😂😂😂😂

[@ScepticalBrit]

Bye Bye Rishi, P45 in the post and the one-way ticket to California is already booked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nickedwards212]

NICE ONE MY FRIEND 😀😃😄😆😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@philgc11111]

You want a leader that displays planning and foresight, modern umbrella invented? 1852.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

Liz Truss lite...

[@diesel92kj1]

Best PM the country never got to see.

[@Facetiously.Esoteric]

@@diesel92kj1 Go back on your meds.

[@diesel92kj1]

@@Facetiously.Esoteric Combatting the insane taxation in this country where we have some of the highest in the world should be the main priority of any party.

[@viewer.123]

​@@diesel92kj1Governing competence should be a priority. The Tories have ran this country into the ground. Brexit has been a disaster. The handling of the Covid-19 has been shameful. The economy is in the gutter. The NHS has been grossly mismanaged. Promises made on handling immigration have broken. The Tories have done so bad at governing that the Labour Party under the dismal Kier Starmer is leading by 20 points in the polls. Liz Truss tried to solve complex problems with simple and inadequate solutions. The UK has been rocked that much lately that the last thing we needed was her attitude to governance and managing this countries finances

[@kennethvenezia4400]

Oh please, just announce the date and leave out the BS🤮

[@davidellis5141]

Labour 🌹 Landslide Coming ! 🇬🇧

[@viewer.123]

Labour is hardly something to be excited about at the moment under Starmer

[@Harryjw67]

@@viewer.123seeing all the tories lined up sat on the other side of the House of Commons is certainly a sight to be excited about

[@fionagregory9147]

Outdoing the USA 😊

[@Megalocade]

Is this what Maggie was thinking of when she said about Tory Wets.

[@samuelgoldman7812]

What happened to UK to have this kind of PM! It’s a shame a big shame Rushi sunak you have thick blood on your hand!

[@elyrexo]

Could the USA kindly send our Prime Minister an umbrella?

[@themintleaf1778]

The music is so disruptive. Who is doing that? Why is Rishi soaking in rain. He could have waited till it stopped raining. Embarrassing scenario which people will look down upon.

[@MrDragon1968]

'Cabbage'!? It was a lettuce!

[@thatwasthedaythatwas]

It's all over Wishy Washy

[@paulmasters9306]

things can only get better

[@Bloodylaser]

What a baffling move. Labour is gonna get a majority anyway.

[@peripatetic8839]

We love him

[@peripatetic8839]

I'm voting him

[@tommyudo3195]

Bye bye Rishi.

[@engineered-mind]

Copying and outdoing America - I’m not a fan of this guy

[@Mr.Strickland410]

Tories will lose badly.vote for Nigel’s new party

[@ROZES2009]

Imagine if they get a Palestinian next..seems like pro Palestine protestors will def vote ..😂😂😂 there bucket loads of them.and Layla moran is a uk mp of a Palestinian background and she is in liberal democrats.. i think Rishi is ready for someone else to take over from all the drama and stress..and i dont blame him.😂

[@StalinTheMan0fSteel]

England went straight to hell.

[@kurronen]

How so?

[@thomaslaws7246]

Rubbish

[@Mr.Strickland410]

Nigel farage for pm

[@sparkmanuk]

Many in the Labour Party couldn’t handle an Asian leader of the country.

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

Rishi Sunak is no more indigenous to Britain than Joe Biden is to North America.. 🙄🙄🙄 I was just looking for a statement like that...🤣🤣🤣

[@Atrail_Mckinley4786]

It has nothing to do with the fact that he his Indian. The conservative party isn't popular in general.

[@robsol123]

Not Labour Party - Tories

[@hugoedelarosa]

I remember Tory party members being interviewed saying this dude ain't British.