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When will the next UK general election be?
There is considerable interest in the date of the next UK general election. The Conservative Party is trailing the Labour Party by 18 percentage points in the polls, with the gap widening since 2022. In this Macro Flash Note, economist Joaquin Thul looks at why the next UK election could come as early as May.