Rishi Sunak says he is working towards a UK general election in the second half of the year

Labour has claimed that a spring vote is the “worst kept secret in Parliament” in a possible ploy to claim Mr Sunak has bottled it if he goes longer

Rishi Sunak downplayed a spring vote. Picture: Jacob King/PA

Rishi Sunak has said he is working towards a general election in the UK in second half of the year after coming under pressure to call a vote soon.

He said on Thursday it is his “working assumption” that he would not be sending the public to the polls in the spring, as opposition figures have been talking up.