UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's full General Election announcement | BBC News

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the UK General Election.
In a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, he revealed that the election date will take place on Thursday, 4 July.
He had widely been expected to announce an autumn election, but Wednesday's news comes after mounting speculation.
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[@BenWillock]

Lol Rishi having to give this speech to the New Labour theme tune 😂

[@Gurovski]

what another New Labour 🤣bunch of Nazis as you will see in time

[@afoster1621]

But its the defeated old nu labour tune, who were a shtshow is just as sad. Has nobody got any imagination any more ?

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

@@afoster1621 Shit was a lot better at the turn of the millennium. Iraq and the American sub-prime mortgage scandal sully what would otherwise have been a succesful government.

[@andraepinnock932]

I love it 😂😂😂

[@pacspecific]

Tony Blair theme xd

[@TheCheshireCat.]

You've had your time Tories, you've knackered it up.

[@experimentalme7438]

I dont like the tories cuz of their dirty plan to privatise the NHS ...

[@nh-vb8ij]

Problem is, the older and the wealthier will always vote for those scumbags and fall for their nonsense

[@bobbydylanio]

@Unvaccinated1642 You do a fantastic impersonation of an idiot, anyone ever told you that? (I do find it quite cute that you people are so uncomfortable with your own sorry existence that you simply refute the possibility that we live in a random, chaotic world - everything needs to be neat and structured and understood solely by you and your sorry band of rejects in order to be bearable. It's really sad and weird.)

[@user-wq6sz7vt3w]

Looking forward to the London Lib/Lab-pact of ‘change’ for the worst in everything!

[@farfisa]

@Unvaccinated1642 hello mister conspiracy theorist! Your comments and fear of everything do make me laugh!

[@sean5811]

Rishi Soonsacked - all the backstabbing has caught up with him. No one trusts a back stabber.

[@csharpe5787]

To be fair though, it had to be done! But then again it did bring us Truss.

[@raziel3726]

😂😂😂

[@Billzloveschelsea]

Lmaooo rushi soonsacked 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gurovski]

yes no one, but the last time labour was in people were being murdered in the middle east and Afghanistan, numbers killed could be close to 1 million in total, a one sided war with mega weapons killing the innocent on lies which we now know. What does the UK deserve? 🙄

[@embreis2257]

gosh, this man greyed rapidly while in office. he is probably glad to get rid of this gig.

[@kupus6622]

No one with an umbrella, no one to turn the music off during his big moment..its pathetic

[@Cab00se90]

Things can only get wetter

[@Arhats_Corner]

The sky started to cry tears of joy!

[@vardito10]

Those hilarious legends with the speakers should be knighted

[@user-bl6gx1zu3j]

🚬

[@BeerElf66]

It's the wonderful Steve Bray. He also had the Benny Hill music during the Boris Johnson unpleasantness. ❤

[@radioactiveload1999]

Tony blair is the worst pm this country has ever seen

[@jamesmitchell8922]

At least it was not Jarvo 69

[@studamanduncan9728]

Crowned!

[@Camerooonify]

Every single person i know who voted tory previously is now voting for a different party 😂. This isn't going to be an election, its going to be a massacre.

[@luluagate5040]

I hope so!

[@farfisa]

Can't wait!

[@YG-rr6zv]

It’s the sudden music playing in the background + it raining on the PM that’s got me tearing up😂😂

[@Manu-Official]

Now leave. Leave means Leave.

[@PsychoSeal1]

The protesters playing the music make me proud to be British.

[@nolanpeter2748]

Really!

[@PsychoSeal1]

@@nolanpeter2748 really

[@SocialObject]

Absolute legend 🇬🇧

[@russellbenton2987]

Are we not allowed to hear the arguments . Stupid prank

[@FlangipanSausage]

@@russellbenton2987 Agreed, I may not like Sunak or the Tories right now but It's such a red flag to try & silence someone, Not a good look.

[@BigALBoomer]

Zero seats

[@csharpe5787]

Oh please!

[@homeworld1765]

ZERO SEATS!!! ZERO SEATS!!! ZERO SEATS!!!

[@MrPoppaLu]

lol Music blasts while he is giving his announcement and he set the election for the 4th of July. That's hilarious!

[@agamer2024.]

Music that won labour the 1997 general election 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thehousepreacher3982]

Probably the most chaotic announcement from #10 Downing Street in years. I thought there is an hourly weather prediction in all cities. Did he choose to make the announcement in the rain? Couldn't he wait until it wasn't raining?🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@xensonar9652]

The rain waited for him.

[@TrancetasticWilza]

Rishi could only get wetter...

[@thehousepreacher3982]

@@xensonar9652 that makes perfect sense.😆

[@Slechy_Lesh]

@TrancetasticWilza legend

[@paulm706]

It’s all so hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dna9838]

Doesn't exactly demonstrate competent government even in the basics that the Prime Minister of the UK is left to stand in heavy rain outside his official residence looking ridiculous. It's grimly farcical.

[@user-fu6pk8ky5i]

It was perfect. And the music was the custard on the lobster.

[@dna9838]

@@user-fu6pk8ky5i maybe in the sense that come the 4th of July, we can declare independence from these useless f--kers for a while.

[@skymanifest8339]

​@@user-fu6pk8ky5iI rarely laugh, but that gave me a chuckle.

[@elliottself3633]

@@user-fu6pk8ky5iI need to make this saying a thing. That’s one of the funniest things I’ve read in years

[@user-fu6pk8ky5i]

@@elliottself3633 That´s very kind, thank you. I was trying to juxtapose Labour working class custard against Tory toff´s lobster and cement it with a vivid mental picture. (Perhaps I take humour too seriously ?)

[@matthewgrey_photography]

"Background music man" for next PM!

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Matthew, how are you doing today?

[@EnyiekponBen]

Please why is the prime minister delivering a speech in the rain

[@teamEP789]

it's not rain...

[@SonicAvalanche]

It wasn't raining when he came out then it started bucketing it 😂

[@simonpalmer8857]

Because he's a idiot.

[@naomixx177]

I feel robbed of my childhood. They have battered the British society ever since I could remember. SHOW THEM THE DOOR!

[@markparsons7269]

Wally without a brolly

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Mark, how are you doing today?

[@MrRodigan]

I’m sure the prime miniature is shrinking in the rain

[@robertcarroll9409]

It’s literally raining on Rishi, an omen? ⛈️⛈️⛈️

[@GavinGas]

Is it because he lied when he was 17?

[@robertcarroll9409]

@@GavinGas Definitely 😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@whocares264]

10 Drowning Street...

[@spidyman8853]

Things can only get better in the background. You couldn't make this up. Hilarious

[@pinkdiamond1847]

Our children are also the most depressed in the western world but he doesn't mention that for some reason

[@davidwilson6577]

Encouraging children to think about and report on their mental health issues causes an increase in reports of mental health issues experienced by children.

[@carlstevens542]

I think he got some working-class rain on his bespoke suit.

[@paulm706]

Man with ££££s of Moderna shares can’t afford a raincoat😂😂😂. Even Harold wore a Mac

[@howardhillman8726]

Leave quickly before they find out.

[@user-wr3gp1uv1q]

This is historical - this is first time I've ever seen a UNITED public all against the government. Well deserved too, Sunak? Soon to be sacked. To D:Ream LMAO

[@andrewmcneil]

Forever known as the wet wipe PM 😂😂

[@armstrongskyview2810]

Hey, still making awesome antenna videos Andrew:) Your awesome

[@andrewmcneil]

@@armstrongskyview2810 Have you got a hidden camera in my workshop or ESP? 😁😁

[@armstrongskyview2810]

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[@johnsinclair1386]

I never realised that angels could spit so accurately.

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello John, how are you doing today?

[@xensonar9652]

I guess he's filled enough sacks with money for himself and is now ready to get his retirement cheque.

[@alexanderromanov737]

Little Tricky Smallsuit should have changed the locks when he moved in to No.10. Johnson's still got a key, that was him, the lying fatso, pissing down from the bedroom window, on little Prime Miniscule Shortpants, what a bunch of prats we got. Eh?

[@jacobmatthews7524]

didnt need to - his wifes family has billions

[@user-se4bg9bp1b]

He doesn’t need to cos he’s probably set up enough hidden policies and loopholes that give him and his billionaire mates enough sneaky ways to hide their money so they never have to pay tax and can keep raking the money in without consequences! Someone will make a nice little documentary about it in about 60 years, like they did about the tax heaven the UK became and how empty mansions are in London brought by foreign investors.

[@s._3560]

​@@jacobmatthews7524He had to, to prove himself or they'd look down on him.

[@AndieFlowers3]

The loud music 😱

[@sleeplessjam7087]

Thing's can only get better in the background lol

[@user-ml6vk2nw6p]

Economic stability is not the bedrock of society ...health is the stability of society and that can't happen whilst conservatives are in power.

[@trancevoyagesessions]

Things can only get better! Vote to not have shit in your drinking water, vote to get a GP appointment when you need it, vote to drive down a road without potholes destroying your car, vote to end the chaos, vote to rebuild, Vote Labour 🇬🇧

[@sean5811]

Gutted they've took doctors off the BBC. Only time I got to see a GP

[@user-fu6pk8ky5i]

They took you to Iraq last time, --- bit hard of learning are we ?

[@NosyFella]

I wish I shared your naive optimism about what labour are capable of or willing to do

[@shiftertron6143]

@@user-fu6pk8ky5i The party was split and depended on Tory votes in parliament - a lot more Tory MPs voted to go into Iraq than Labour MPs did...

[@ktv3797]

Google mark drakefords son.. lol google how he wanted me n u on a kerfew not long after lol look that up lol

[@howardosborne8647]

Any person worthy of being a Prime Minister should know what an umbrella looks like🤣......things can only get wetter😂

[@AsifSiraj]

In the movie gremlins they multiply when water hits them. He realises their won't be many tories left after this election. He's doing his bit

[@howardosborne8647]

🤣🤣

[@warwickbromley4809]

“We’ve got a plan!” You haven’t even got a brolly mate 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@sol2746]

You can't fool anyone anymore Sunak,Most people have wised up to the Tories.

[@andraepinnock932]

Whoever put the music on deserves an Oscar 😂😂👌

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Andra, how are you doing today.

[@crowbar9566]

They have a brand new press room. Why the F is he standing in the rain while the new labour music is playing over his little speech? What a fool. Good riddance.

[@pinkdiamond1847]

I was just getting ready to delete myself so I needed this good news thank you.

[@user-fu6pk8ky5i]

What a drip.

[@Slechy_Lesh]

Rishi...could only get wetter...

[@robertcarroll9409]

UK Independence Day.

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

Things can indeed only get better

[@GavinGas]

They can get much worse

[@lindacurrie8817]

But won't. ​@@GavinGas

[@GavinGas]

@@lindacurrie8817 That's optimistic. But things might get worse

[@johnonearth]

Brian "It's amazing" Cox on keyboards.

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello John, how are you doing today?

[@user-ml6vk2nw6p]

Never been so embarrassed to be 'British'

[@irakli9604]

He came to bring back economic stability which led straight into the recession. Well done !

[@alsirj7099]

Show him the DOOR...

[@martinwyke]

Make the 4th of July OUR independence day. #VoteTactically #ToriesOut

[@DavidOfosuAppiah]

Bye Bye Rishi Sunak,get your P45

[@abdulsaeed1018]

He is looking forward to a secure P60 for current tax year but I think their show is over now

[@howardosborne8647]

It'll be his green card he'll be looking for. I bet this clown will be off to the good old US of A very soon after his party get trounced at this election.

[@DavidOfosuAppiah]

@@abdulsaeed1018 game over for them.

[@robharris8844U]

His rain has come to an end.💧

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Rob, how are you doing today.

[@bishal-max]

Independence from conservative party 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇯🇪🇬🇧

[@bishal-max]

@@ijumpjudyy Dream on

[@symanwong5081]

How did you type the NI emoji 😂

[@adamhoran5161]

Yeah dream on

[@user-ml6vk2nw6p]

For 'some' the only people who don't feel the pain of the conservatives policies are the rich...this is nothing to do with any other country than our own...don't be blaming others...accept the crap you've done.

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

2:13 Tune!!! 😎

[@ahmedfeleb4877]

no respect for the indian boy

[@TheGinger1]

Things can only get better. Brilliant

[@michael_b_3_051]

Thing s can only get better blaring in the background is the best thing to happen to government this year 😂

[@rdwaldsaxe-coburg666]

What does jump ship mean in slang? to leave an to leave an organization or cause, either because you think it is about to fail or because you want to join a rival organization.

[@SebAnders]

"Please don't throw me out on my arse!" - Rishi Sunak

[@caitlynm.9413]

Was the song meant to be part of it? Or did he just continue as if it wasn't happening?

[@jonedson5910]

No the song was things can only get better by D:Ream which was used by the labour party in 1997 landslide

[@romnickbuenaflor4703]

Speech under the rain. Even the heavens cry!

[@Anarchy4Angels]

Shitty Soon-sacked!!

[@JK_JK_JK_JK]

🙄

[@trancevoyagesessions]

Top comment

[@satstatchannel]

Things will only get better 😂

[@evanssm1]

I'm sorry Brian, I know you're practising for your comeback tour, but, can you keep the noise down for a bit - I think that Mr Sunak from around the corner is trying to make an announcement.

[@sameverill946]

Inflation is not back to normal. Everything is still expensive, what was £1 is now £1.50

[@uncertainultradian]

Inflation isn't how expensive things are, it's the rate at which that changes. Basically acceleration. But he's still lying because it's still higher than their latest target. They're too busy milking us to make a genuine effort, even to save face at the end.

[@KlavarRecordings]

In the last 5 years, Our country has fought through the hardest times since the Second World War, please vote for us so we can make it 10

[@user-ml6vk2nw6p]

Where on earth has he got these 'achievements' ...think someone might be in need of a reality check!

[@lorihenderson673]

14 years of him & co getting richer

[@craigwck7626]

Doesn't matter who we vote, none of them care about anywhere but London, Liverpool and Manchester.

[@darrengadd5050]

Workers Party

[@TheOrientalNightFish]

I'm weeping. I can barely see out my own eyes. 😥😢😟😥😭 This is absolutely epic. This incredible man and all his achievements... Why does he have to go, WHY?? I'm absolutely heartbroken and I can't stop crying. This epic stirring goodbye speech. Oh Rishi, RISHI. My heart. I can't stop crying. This is just too much. 😢😥😭😭😭 ***Sarcasm, sarcasm, sarcasm ***

[@d.wagnerRE]

With champagne wishes and caviar dreams… bye-bye

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello David, how are you doing today.

[@Captain_Mcdobber]

This is the greatest thing I have seen. 😅😅 Things can only get better 😂😂

[@howardosborne8647]

Can only get wetter🤣

[@hopelesspessimist1035]

the bgm is quite well，what is it

[@korre4518]

imagine seeing a locksmith sneaking up and changing the locks during the speech...

[@EastAngliaUK]

best loud speaker prank of 2024 so far

[@Julie-hf4ch]

why is there music on the background? what is this?

[@Aaron8ishop]

New Labour used it as their theme song back in the day

[@EnyiekponBen]

Is the prime minister of the united kingdom delivering a speech in the rain?

[@davidwilson6577]

Aye

[@cybernautclub]

The music made the speech better. Did Rishi plan to steal the new Labour vibes? 😂

[@michaelgreenwood9718]

Had to laugh when I heard the song things can get only better 😂😂😂😂

[@howardosborne8647]

It is starting to pop up on social media that the lyrics have been updated to 'things can only get wetter' 🤣🤣

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Michael, how are you doing today?

[@135eddy]

The music. Amazing 😂😂

[@jacobmatthews7524]

sunak dissolves parliament while 21 points behind and the New Labour theme song starts playing in ther background - straight out of the Thick of It LOL.

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello Jacob, how are you doing today?.

[@mdf2mdf287]

NOTE...The PURDAH period starts on the 31/5/2024 which is 25 WORKING days before the election, (Purdah is sometimes referred to as PEP [Pre Election Period]) If you don't know what it is look it up, it is important for ensuring free and fair democratic elections.

[@EPIPHANY544]

The most challenging times were when you imposed on us Rattatoile Sunak !!! .now time to go !!! You did your share in recruiting millions of your fellow Indians in NHS !!!😂😂😂

[@john-bu6su]

Any chance for a 3rd option? Pls elites .

[@darrengadd5050]

The Workers Party George Galloway for PM

[@RubenDan-uc6wt]

Hello John, how are you doing today?

[@NonrevS]

I remember when the news was "the news" presenters reporting on issues around the world. Now, the news is sourced, identified in investigations, blown out of proportion and reporting on matters that are irrelevant. Sad times we live in.

[@kamrantariq80]

Rishi Soaknak 🤣

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

You know what to do

[@s.o.3180]

I am reminded of the story of Gideon and the wool in Judges 6: 36-40. Prime Minister Snak's suit is soaking wet, yet his hair is not disheveled and his face does not appear to be wet at all. He was once reported to have seen his bag change color while he was walking. The UK is a country where strange things happen.

[@zogzoogler]

You externalised a divisive party squabble into a Brexit.

[@seasonmists]

What's with the background music?

[@MAli-xi8zy]

How come no one is holding an umbrella for the prime minister on his very important speech, when he is going to declare the next general election date. Good job prime minister Rishi Sunak.

[@nataliakmiecik7254]

Was there any umbrella 🌂☔️ arround ?

[@merlin0613]

Both parties are poor choices. Unfortunately brexit already marks the downfall of britain

[@darrengadd5050]

Workers Party

[@merlin0613]

@@darrengadd5050labour is no longer a worker's party. It is a benefiters party. Conservative is no longer a pary of elites. It is rather a party of idiots.

[@serene5986]

Why not use their press room? This was badly done.

[@delideri3518]

Things can only get better 🎶 🌧️ 😂

[@135eddy]

Keir will have been in hysterics over this speech

[@manvendra6714]

Notice that PM is announcing dates of election, not some election commission 😂😂😂 If this happened in India, BBC would say our democracy is finished

[@serene5986]

Why is this announcement made like this? In the rain, background they can't control??

[@experimentalme7438]

Were it my decision, I would courteously request that the music be halted, as I am in the midst of making an announcement. I would refrain from proceeding until the music has ceased. Nevertheless I do understand the attempts of the less refined to interfere.

[@18Alpine]

Really?