UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired the starting gun in the race for No. 10.
His surprise announcement of a 4 July general election even blindsided some of his ministers. Now, a six-week battle for the future of Britain begins between Sunak’s Conservative Party and Keir Starmer’s poll-leading Labour Party. We discuss the timing of the announcement, market expectations and the key election issues with Panmure Gordon’s Simon French, Bloomberg UK Government Reporter Ailbhe Rea and Bloomberg Opinion’s Adrian Wooldridge.

Today’s guest: Simon French, Panmure Gordon
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