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UK’s summer election: what effect will the timing have on voters?
Street campaigners will welcome a July poll – and Rishi Sunak may be hoping for a Euro 2024 and Wimbledon feelgood factor
Summer elections are hardly new – Theresa May crisscrossed the country claiming to be “strong and stable” in June 2017, and Jeremy Corbyn celebrated cutting her majority by taking to the stage at Glastonbury.
But the last time the UK went to the polls in July was the historic postwar election of 1945, two months after the celebrations of VE Day.
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What happened this week in the UK election campaign, from manifesto launches to robots and Haribos
The U.K. general election campaign has now passed the halfway markABC News - World - United Kingdom -
Where will the UK election be fought and won?
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‘It’s very serious’: France’s Thuram urges voters to keep far right out in election
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French elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?
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What to drink this summer: white and sparkling wines
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Martha’s Vineyard Will Have Enough Pot This Summer
For the island’s cannabis dispensaries, a sudden change in regulations came just in time.The New York Times - Lifestyle
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