What you need to know as Sunak chooses to vote on July 4 – POLITICO

Labor will want to focus on Truss’ term in office, which has caused market turmoil and rising mortgage prices, a sign that the Tories have lost credibility in managing the economy. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves often flaunts her credentials as a former Bank of England economist, while the party is reluctant to make big spending promises.

Although both sides agree on supporting Ukraine, the Tories have committed to spending 2.5 percent by the end of the decade. GDP for defense. Labor has not committed to a specific date, instead aspiring to do so “as soon as resources allow”. Labor also backed a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Gaza and said the UK had a “legal obligation” to support the International Criminal Court’s decision to seek an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a move Rishi Sunak called “deeply unhelpful” .

Sunak’s five priorities, outlined early last year, include stopping small boat crossings in the English Channel and using Rwanda as a third country for deportation and deterrence. Meanwhile, one of Labor’s first commitments was to abandon the Rwanda program and replace it with Border Security Command. The Tories will want to highlight this division and present a strong approach to immigration.

What will happen to current legislation and the civil service?

Parliament will not be dissolved for several days because the current legislation was completed or did not come into force during the “preparatory period”, which requires agreement between the parties on the content of the statute books.

But while the elections are ongoing, the country still needs to be governed. Civil servants handle day-to-day management, but government activities are restricted (under rules called “purdah”) to ensure that public money is not used to support the party in power and to maintain impartiality. The Institute of Government has prepared an insightful guide on the pace of the country’s development.

When will we know the result?

The UK’s first-past-the-post electoral system means that the candidate who receives the most votes in each of the 650 constituencies wins, meaning 326 is the magic number for an overall majority.

The results are counted day by day, so unless there is a hung parliament (in which no party wins a majority), the next government and the next occupant of Downing Street should be certain by dawn on July 5.

Buckle up.