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The last stand of the deluded leader of a broken party

The UK general election

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Nick Cohen
May 23, 2024
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A sodden Sunak returns inside 10 Downing Street after announcing a general election today.Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

There are apparently rational reasons why Rishi Sunak called an election. But before he is anything else the UK’s prime minister is a dogmatic and entitled man, and men like that tend to be driven by ego rather than evidenc…

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