Snap election idea’s ridiculous, says PM

HOLDING a snap general election would be “totally, totally” ridiculous, Boris Johnson has said.

- Martyn Brown

The Prime Minister had previously refused to rule out calling an early poll to renew his mandate with voters.

But asked in an interview with LBC radio, aired yesterday, whether the idea of an early election is ridiculous, Mr Johnson replied: “Totally, totally.”

He refused to comment further, saying only: “My job is to talk about the Government’s agenda, to talk about policy, to talk about the UK, to talk about how we’re fixing the cost of living problems, the cost-of-living crisis, talk about everything we’re doing to strengthen the UK economy, our plan for a stronger economy, which is what I believe in.