Betfair says:
“Rumours are circulating that a summer election is set to be called and punters have reacted by backing July into odds-on at 10/11, having been as big as 16/1 this time last month… November had been the favourite for some time, but it’s now July that punters favour.”
Grant Shapps has delayed his foreign trip. David Cameron is returning from Albania after having just arrived to huge fanfare. A slap in the face to Tiranese residents…
Jeremy Hunt was due to appear tonight on Peston. He has now cancelled. Oliver Dowden, meanwhile, was seen by a co-conspirator at the Raffles Bar on Whitehall last night, where he entered, sat down and abruptly left without ordering five minutes later. One SpAd tells Guido: “I’ve just been clearing my desk just in case“. Speculation among some cabinet ministers is that there will be a reshuffle (it was long rumoured that Hunt was not long for this cabinet), with potential for an election date to be set in the future. The rumour mill churns on….
Guido, for one, thinks Sunak will name a date to end speculation. The date might be nearer the end of the year…
UPDATE: Hunt confirms he’s staying on.
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”
