On 10 April 2023, it was reported by ''The Telegraph'' Sunak was planning a general election for October or November 2024. Political editor Ben Riley-Smith said that this would allow Sunak to close the polling gap with Labour by allowing the economy time to improve and the laws supposedly to stop illegal immigration to work. At the time of reports, Sunak's Tories were 18 points behind Labour.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NckJ40ngnsQJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/04/10/rishi-sunak-general-election-autumn-2024/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Rishi Sunak plans autumn 2024 general election in hope of shock victory]</ref> | On 10 April 2023, it was reported by ''The Telegraph'' Sunak was planning a general election for October or November 2024. Political editor Ben Riley-Smith said that this would allow Sunak to close the polling gap with Labour by allowing the economy time to improve and the laws supposedly to stop illegal immigration to work. At the time of reports, Sunak's Tories were 18 points behind Labour.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NckJ40ngnsQJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/04/10/rishi-sunak-general-election-autumn-2024/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Rishi Sunak plans autumn 2024 general election in hope of shock victory]</ref> |