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Parliament to debate 1 million-strong petition demanding an early general election

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP John Lamont said one of the reasons why Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing pressure to call an early general election is because of the Government's treatment of farmers and the countryside with Inheritance Tax changes

Chris Brayford
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Currently, a general election must be held before August 15 2029. But could it be even closer to a reality than previously thought?
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Currently, a general election must be held before August 15 2029. But could it be even closer to a reality than previously thought?

More than one million people have signed a petition calling on the Government to call an immediate general election, with MPs set to debate whether the public's pleas should be heeded. Berwickshire,...

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