He revealed the date in a rain-soaked speech, as Labour's 1997 election anthem Things Can Only Get Better blared from a nearby street just as things could only get wetter for the hapless Tory leader.
It was his first misstep in the tricky bid to pull off a record-breaking fifth election win for the Tories while Labour tried to put clear blue water between it and the governing party after 2019's embarrassing drubbing.
And Mr Sunak, who posed at the stumps in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, was already on a sticky wicket long before the announcement was made.
His campaign briefly sparked during increasingly tetchy exchanges between Mr Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer during TV debates in which they clashed on the NHS, tax rises and immigration.
But when Nigel Farage threw his hat into the ring, announcing he would stand as leader of Reform UK, the PM knew he was going to have to bat away some serious competition for Right-wing voters. Having initially said the timing of the election was too short to mount a serious push for Parliament, Mr Farage swiftly changed his mind and stood in Clacton.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 05, 2024 من Daily Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 05, 2024 من Daily Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
BIG BELL CAN ROUSE LIONS
Kane hopeful that Jude's audacious rescue is a turning point for England
Alcaraz is a dude just like our Jude
SPANIARD'S CELEBRATION INSPIRED BY BELLINGHAM
THAT'S SIMPLY EMMA-PHATIC BY RADUCANU
Fun-loving Briton marches into last 16 with super show
Child's play for Lawrence
OLLIE OUT TO REPEAT WINS AS SCHOOLBOY
'Beginner's Guide to Dying' that brought comfort to the world
Terminally-ill Simon Boas has inspired millions with his reflections on life and death. As he moves into a hospice, it has been revealed his poignant open letters are to be collected in a book
Oh no Joe! I'm proud to be the first black woman to serve with a black president'
Now Biden confuses himself with Kamala Harris
'I'm innocent' cries Letby as she gets another life sentence for attempt to kill baby girl
SERIAL baby killer Lucy Letby committed \"another shocking act of calculated, callous cruelty\" by attempting to murder a newborn, a judge said yesterday.
Up, up and at 'em! Olivia is pilot at 17
OLIVIA Thompson is on top of the world after becoming the youngest woman helicopter pilot -qualifying on her 17th.
Forte love...Italian tennis fan proposes
IT was a love match on Centre Court yesterday as a tennis fan went down on one knee to propose.
Emma shines for Rain Man Dustin
EMMA Raducanu stormed into the last 16 at Wimbledon as Rain Man Dustin Hoffman sheltered under the roof on Centre Court.