Over half of UK residents support early parliamentary elections

Most voters want a general election sooner than next Autumn - and a quarter want one this year, Report informs referring to The Mirror.

It follows reports that Rishi Sunak is considering holding off on calling the election until next October - months after the spring date many expected.

But an exclusive poll by TechneUK for the Sunday Mirror found only 28% of voters thought there should be an election in Autumn 2024 or later.

Some 52% want one sooner than that, with 25% saying he should call it “as soon as possible.”

Some 20% of those polled said they didn’t know.

Some 45% of voters agreed that the Labour leader was more trustworthy, compared to 41% who favoured Sunak.

TechneUK polled 1626 adults on April 12 and 13 by telephone and online.