The UK's General Campaign Kicks Off | EWTN News Nightly

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Day one of the United Kingdom's general campaigns kicked off today. Voters, media and much of the Prime Minister's own party are still reeling from Rishi Sunak's surprise announcement about elections. Sunak says, "Now, it's the moment for Britain to choose its future, to decide whether we want to build on the progress we have made or risk going back to square one with no plan and no certainty. Earlier today, I spoke with his majesty the King to request the dissolution of parliament. The King has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 4th of July". London-based Correspondent, Paul Hawkins, joins to tell us about the speculation that a vote would take place in the fall and why now instead. Since the second World War, either the Labour Party or the Conservative Party have led the UK government, the conservatives have spent the last 14 years in power. Hawkins explains the fundamental differences between the two. Hawkins shares what he can tell us about the Prime Minister's challenger Keir Starmer. He fills us in on what the big issues concerning UK voters are. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf