![Kin Cheung Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak turns away after speaking to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announced that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/49c0ebcea05849cc96c160813bca6e4a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak turns away after speaking to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announced that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
![Stefan Rousseau Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks in Westminster, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4240cfd93b184f9b91aa22a9ae5254df/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks in Westminster, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
![Andrew Matthews Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey speaks to the media at the London Recreation Ground in Camberley, England, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3059a13294a5484c996927fd2e5c7f20/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey speaks to the media at the London Recreation Ground in Camberley, England, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
![Stefan Rousseau Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a statement, outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Sunak has set the date of July 4, 2024 for the national election to determine who governs the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd0585d9c5ee43e48b59bccc8221e859/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a statement, outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Sunak has set the date of July 4, 2024 for the national election to determine who governs the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
![Kin Cheung Heavy rain falls on the jacket of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, he announced that he has called a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2e42b57351844119b87e1cce24dd4206/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Heavy rain falls on the jacket of Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, he announced that he has called a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
![Kin Cheung Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/643f960d7e1540d08067e2bc72212182/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media, as heavy rain falls, outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
![Kin Cheung Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks back into 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after he announced that he is to call a General Election for July 4. Heavy rain fell during his speech. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6e9c294a4bab4649a487c3e297a96df8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks back into 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, after he announced that he is to call a General Election for July 4. Heavy rain fell during his speech. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
![Stefan Rousseau Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a statement, outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Sunak has set the date of July 4, 2024 for the national election to determine who governs the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a497042dcc2c471684db91caecb14d16/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a statement, outside 10 Downing Street, London, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Sunak has set the date of July 4, 2024 for the national election to determine who governs the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
![Stefan Rousseau Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during a General Election campaign event at ExCeL London, in east London, Wednesday May 22, 2024, after setting the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/40b9d54035f5467f928afc04c1204b7f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during a General Election campaign event at ExCeL London, in east London, Wednesday May 22, 2024, after setting the date of July 4 for a national election in the UK. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
![Kin Cheung Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/68b9109fd5ff40f788c1a4d20e5a8747/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street in London Wednesday, May 22, 2024, as he announces that he is to call a General Election for July 4. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)