U.K. change election highlights pattern of struggling incumbents

After 14 years in power, many voters are discounting promises made by the U.K. Tories, instead asking ‘Why haven't you done it already?’ says a veteran U.K. political strategist.

Despite trailing badly in the polls, Britain's Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called an election for July 4.Simon Dawson photograph courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

June 10, 2024

Change is “very much the order of the day” in the United Kingdom's election, a former political adviser to the British Labour Party told The Hill Times.

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