British PM Rishi Sunak calls election, with his Conservatives at risk of a heavy defeat
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a new election for July 4, setting his ruling Conservative Party the challenge of overturning dismal polling if it is to retain its 14-year hold on power against the high-flying opposition Labour Party.