AFTER months of speculation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date for the next general election.
The poll will take place on July 4.
Sunak’s decision comes despite Labour’s significant lead in the polls. Speaking in the Commons the prime minister’s government has been buoyed by positive economic indicators, including a decline in inflation from 3.2% to 2.3%.
The last July election was held just after World War Two in 1945.
Tameside’s sitting MPs, Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne), Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) and Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) will all be seeking re-election on behalf of the Labour Party.
Opposition Parliamentary candidates have yet to be announced.