General Election 2024 - confirmed for 4 July

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Looking like at long-f***ing-last Sunak is going to call the GE. Expected date is 4 July.

Announcement expected at 5pm - live BBC coverage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-69042935

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Confirmed for 4 July - check your right to vote folks, and note that it's during the Scottish school holidays, so many (including me) will need to get an advance vote sorted, as they'll not be at home on the day.

https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

https://www.gov.uk/how-to-vote/postal-voting

If registering for a Postal Vote, note that the deadline for online applications is 5pm, 11 working days before polling day, so 23 June in this case.

I just did it and it was dead easy. Most complicated bit was taking a photo of my signature, which was simple enough.