Labour has intensified its campaign against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision not to hold a general election on May 2, coinciding with local elections in England. The party accuses Sunak of 'running scared' in light of Labour's significant 20-point lead in the polls and after 14 years of Conservative governance. Demonstrations have taken place opposite Downing Street, with activists dressed as chickens to symbolize the accusation that Sunak is avoiding the election. Labour representatives, including deputy national campaign coordinator Ellie Reeves, argue that the public deserves a chance for change and to express their views on the Conservative government's tenure.
Name the date. 🐔 #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/5xZizygINd
Great campaign session for @LondonLabour @MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan Cllr @Semakaleng : @Springfield_Lab Secretary @sartain_stephen Steve said, "MANY supporting @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer Govt: People fed up with #ToryCostofLivingCrisis #VoteLabour May2nd @labourpress @Meg_HillierMP https://t.co/N46Ke8rrWf
Today, friends joined me for a campaign day. 🌹 We had great speeches (thanks @Alison_McGovern & @MerseysidePCC), campaigning (thanks all!) and ‘vote Matthew’ cupcakes (thanks Sue Percy!). People want an election so we can turn the page on this failing Government. https://t.co/gv3k1g0fMe
Great to join our excellent @UKLabour parliamentary candidate Pam Cox & @ColchesterLab for their election campaign launch event today. Lots of good energy & a desire to bring about the change Colchester needs - and a positive response on the doors in Castle ward too!🌹 https://t.co/HP711UBTZG
Thank you to everyone who’s stopped to chat with us across #Portsmouth this weekend on the #LabourDoorstep We’re out again tomorrow if you want to join us! 🌹 https://t.co/otU2MamRKy
Great on the doors with @CatherineWest1. Thanks @LabourHFB @BarryJohnRawlin @LemonLabour @ellyannab and many others for joining! Catherine is such a fab MP, a pleasure to introduce her to her future constituents in Friern Barnet. Lots of support for @SadiqKhan & @LondonLabour https://t.co/hIidILwjDe
I love the North East and I love that I’m in great company!🌹 Thanks @AngelaRayner, @SamJRushworth & Brendan Foster for joining me at the @aucklandproject to launch my plan to make our North East the home of real opportunity as our first ever North East Mayor Vote @UKLabour… https://t.co/ncQwVqOeMi
🌹 Great to be out on the #LabourDoorstep in Sale this morning for our brilliant Parliamentary candidate @Ben4AltSaleWest. Given this is the seat of the current Tory 1922 Committee Chair, it was a fantastic response for @TraffordLabour. Thanks for having me over! 👍🏻 https://t.co/q6T0ve0CnJ
Rishi Sunak should stop squatting in Downing Street and give the country what it desperately needs – a chance for change with a Labour government. Great to campaign with the excellent @Ms_Alex_Baker and @AldershotCLP team today https://t.co/elHuJitOwe
Good to be back out today with @AdamHug and @UKLabour friends in support of @RNBlake @JSmallEdwards @SadiqKhan https://t.co/amJS2G2Yqj
Out on the #LabourDoorstep in multicultural #Greenford today! Warm welcome for @SadiqKhan & @LondonLabour Residents rejecting the politics of hate here! ❤️✊🏽🌹 https://t.co/BsnVAIBK4v
Good to be back out today with @AdamHug and @UKLabour friends in support of @RNBlake and @SadiqKhan https://t.co/amJS2G2Yqj
It was nice canvassing in Surbiton today for the London Mayoral election coming up. I got to see the man of the hour too. Sadiq Khan gave a good speech outside the station. Hearing from people on the doorsteps gives me hope. Vote Sadiq Khan 2nd May. #elections2024 #VoteLabour https://t.co/7bhehv2Avk
Great conversations with Vincent Square residents today - strong support for Labour’s plans to get Britain’s future back. Many thanks to @AdamHug @KarenPBuckMP @Georgia_Gould @arranpd @LML96_ @hstplabour for your support 🙏 https://t.co/jqQNQxYcSC
A brilliant campaign session out in Roundwood ward this afternoon with @DawnButlerBrent and the @BrentLabour team. Use all your votes for @SadiqKhan And @LondonLabour on May 2nd. 🌹🌹🌹 #labourdoorstep https://t.co/B5x25dt9E1
Amazing also to be out, alongside my fellow North East MPs, for the campaign Iaunch of @UKLabour candidate for the North East mayor, @KiMcGuinness That we were joined by so many from across our communities, shows the faith and confidence that people have in Kim to fight for us https://t.co/uL3GiEfqzi
After launching @MarcelaBenede10’s SW London campaign, @SeemaMalhotra1 & I were on the doorsteps in #Surbiton with @SadiqKhan So many people are happy with his record, are really angry with the Tories & will be voting @LondonLabour on May 2nd https://t.co/aRK1zQ2gCV
Great day campaigning w @Mather_Keir in Sherburn in Elmet (lots of people saying how much Keir’s done in just 9months as MP) & w our great @UKLabour council candidate Julie Craig in Pontefract. Real frustration that Sunak has chickened out of May 2 election. #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/LExvtO2vwE
Lovely being out in @OKR_Labour with a great team and a lively young Situ. Thank you also to @LabourMarina for coming out with us today. https://t.co/K90X2kWwPm
A great reception for Sadiq and Marcela in Surbiton today And a fantastic @uklabour turnout Vote for @MayorofLondon on 2nd May and @MarcelaBenede10 as Greater London Assembly candidate for South West London (Hounslow, Richmond & Kingston) Great to be with our #Hounslow MP’s… https://t.co/VtHEo6Jzrp
Keeping it local for @CamdenLabour today in Camden Town for @SadiqKhan and @anne_clarke 🌹 https://t.co/WiknYvS3HH
Another super Saturday for @IslingtonLabour with our Arsenal colleagues this morning and back in Laycock ward for the reverse fixture this afternoon. Really positive responses on the doorstep for @Semakaleng @SadiqKhan https://t.co/XgJSodHmW6
A huge thank your to @LucyMPowell and @PreetKGillMP and the @CoopParty family for supporting our West Midlands Campaign Launch Day. https://t.co/RSFF2y4uK7
Out with the lovely Old Kent Road Labour crew. Strong support for @SadiqKhan, for me and for @LondonLabour because people love: ❤️Universal Free School Meals ❤️Highest amount of council house building since the 70s ❤️TfL fares frozen 5 times since 2016 https://t.co/akYt1EgETr
Great to join with @UsdawUnion for the campaign day for @Sarah_Hall81 in Warrington South and our Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner candidate @danpricelab. Thank you to everyone who came along! https://t.co/DcFWDpylqg
Great canvassing session this afternoon with @karinsmyth and @TomRenhard as part of our Bedminster campaign day, ahead of the local elections on May 2nd. We’ll be covering the rest of the ward over the next couple of weeks, but please do reach out to us if we missed you! https://t.co/3UqZVLg1Kl
Great canvassing & leafleting in the morning for @SadiqKhan on May 2nd & publicising our latest @WFLabourParty ward newsletter. Then we handled a variety of casework in our coffee with a councillor session this afternoon at Rose Hill Cafe. - CC @ShumonAliRahman https://t.co/TL8Yg3SsAi
Good to be back in Wimbledon today, speaking to local residents about how we're: 🌹Freezing fares 🌹Providing free school meals 🌹Building record numbers of council homes 🌹Investing in young Londoners Labour in power delivers. #LabourDoorstep #VoteLabour🌹 https://t.co/a5HUnt1WWm
Good to be out on the De Beauvoir estate this afternoon talking to residents about how @SadiqKhan will: 🌹Deliver free school meals 🌹Tackle the housing crisis 🌹Freeze all TFL fares Only a Labour Mayor working with Labour led councils can deliver for all our communities. https://t.co/NChDHbR411
Out and about in sunny afternoon Brondesbury Villas #KilburnWard getting the word out for @SadiqKhan and @KrupeshHirani @BrentLabour #Elections2024 🌹 https://t.co/KCdA3gLMFi
Another great session this afternoon with the Greenwich and Woolwich Labour team, this time in East Greenwich. Lots of support for @LondonLabour and @SadiqKhan https://t.co/fPc1eXExUU
Great response out on the #labourdoorstep with @DawnButlerBrent & @BrentLabour Great to have local Councillors also giving details for tomorrow's skip available to drop off items for free & the work they're doing on fly-tipping. On May 2nd, vote @SadiqKhan & @LondonLabour 🌹🌹🌹 https://t.co/289I69UKOZ
Our lovely members have been on #labourdoorstep this morning in Canary Wharf, Whitechapel & Weavers Ward. Huge thanks to all those who came whilst fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Good support for @SadiqKhan & @unmeshdesai 🌙 Ramadan Kareem. https://t.co/6vKOqGLcmi
What a great response for @SadiqKhan in Wimbledon Town today! Thank you to everyone who came to hear from me @LeonieC Sadiq and @iain_w_anderson, and then helped us speak to 100s of voters https://t.co/a4LACTrEPP
Such positivity with supporters from every part of the region out this morning backing @KiMcGuinness! Excellent speeches from Kim, @AngelaRayner, @SamJRushworth & Brendan Foster. Let’s get Kim elected as first North East Mayor & only the second woman Metro Mayor nationally! https://t.co/6V2bEThvSu
Great campaign session this morning supporting James Prady and @salford_mayor in Worsley and Westwood Park ahead of this year’s local elections #3VotesforLabour 🌹🚩 https://t.co/E1r8cSiCvl
Out campaigning for @LiamConlon2 in Shortlands today. Lots of support for @UKLabour Rishi Sunak should stop running scared & get on and call the election so that voters can have their say on 14 years of Tory failure. https://t.co/LlvxzcoSjw
Followed by campaigning in Darlington for @Lola__McEvoy, @UKLabour’s great local candidate. Real desire for change and a Labour government that’ll deliver for Darlington and across Britain. https://t.co/Hy2Y6e1thC
Brilliant to join @KiMcGuinness in Bishop Auckland this morning alongside @SamJRushworth with @AngelaRayner @JulieElliottMP @LizTwistMP @SharonHodgsonMP. Real buzz & enthusiasm to elect Kim as our first North East Mayor! @UKLabour @LabourNorth https://t.co/Tq5jJJVomr
The country wants a chance to vote for change. Rishi Sunak should do the right thing and name the date of the general election now. Instead he’s running scared. 🐔 Agree? Add your name today 👇
Another positive session in Chapeltown this afternoon and lovely to be joined by @DanJarvisMP on the doorstep for our second @UKLabour campaign day session. https://t.co/AGJbOTY6XJ
Hugely grateful to @KeeleyMP for coming along to join us in Tattenhoe today to support our local election campaign & brilliant candidate Christian Durugo. People exasperated with Tory failure on the NHS, taxes & schools — and are turning to Labour for a fresh start. 🌹 https://t.co/p4ZGYnq7ve
Great day to join so many Labour members talking with people across Southfields and West Hill today. Thanks for all the support on the doorstep, and to @DrRosena and @LeonieC for joining us. #GeneralElection @SadiqKhan #VoteLabour https://t.co/crx7LdUfCR
Great day talking with residents across Notting Dale with @leicesterliz @FeryalClark @JSmallEdwards and dozens of @KensingtonCLP team. Rishi Sunak may have bottled the election but people are clear it’s time for change in Kensington & Bayswater and in the country. https://t.co/KYYFjnRFFW
Lovely afternoon in Enfield North for @SadiqKhan & @JoanneMcCartney. And how nice to see the 🌞 after weeks of ☔️ https://t.co/Q4HsKGRbAf
Great to be out in Southfields supporting @PutneyFleur MP, Sadiq, @MayorofLondon @LeonieC. Assembly Member. Excellent reception. People want change! https://t.co/1VipJDKzQH
London Mayor Election Campaign on Wall End @ Newham. Excellent response from local residents supporting Sadiq Khan and Unmesh Desai for the Mayoral Elections. @SadiqKhan @unmeshdesai @stephenctimms @LondonLabour @UKLabour https://t.co/lB25BnWayA
Great to be out on the #LabourDoorstep with our local MP and Assembly Member. We spoke to lots of residents in the streets around Bramshill Open Space about the free community skip coming to their neighbourhood tomorrow and importance of voting for @SadiqKhan on 2 May. https://t.co/3Gujnrvr77
Super team out this morning ! Loads of great conversations for 🌹@SadiqKhan @Semakaleng . https://t.co/V5qIVeX7ZK
Great to meet people today out in the sunshine & talk about the up coming mayoral elections @SadiqKhan thanks to @Meg_HillierMP for joining and speaking to new members too https://t.co/seVPGjm1TB
Out knocking on doors today. People are fed up with the rising cost of living after 14 year of Conservative failure. It’s time for a change 🌹 https://t.co/7lUTq6nyrX
Great team out in Pennsylvania ward this morning with @BenPBradshaw. Sunak has confirmed there won’t be a general election on 2nd May - residents wanted to know when it *would* be! From the NHS to buses, the country is crying out for change - let’s get on with it. #votelabour https://t.co/tDY6nLPBwS
Our members out again in Sutton this afternoon with our newly selected #GLA @LondonLabour candidate @MinsuR 🌹 #voteSadiq #allvotesLabour #May2nd @SadiqKhan @cwclp https://t.co/nzUmYCX5uP
Nice and sunny in @KnightsHillLab this morning especially when you with an amazing team on the #LabourDoorstep talking to local residents. Very warm conversations with plenty of support for @LabourMarina @SadiqKhan and @LondonLabour https://t.co/bhKAy4Umh7
Out talking to residents with the Woolwich Riverside team this afternoon in Greenwich & Woolwich. Thanks to @SadiqKhan we’ve frozen TfL fares, are investing record amounts in policing and are providing free school meals. Remember to use all 3 votes for Labour on 2nd May. https://t.co/QjTqrP6Yr6
Great response on the doorstep in #Penarth today for @WelshLabour @UKLabour - lots of people wanting a #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/UaP3YOBV99
Out in Sutton today with our Sutton & Croydon @CityHallLabour @LondonAssembly candidate @MinsuR 🌹#VoteMaddie vote @SadiqKhan https://t.co/JmLzgZFhlt
A really positive morning talking to residents on Newport Road #Chorlton with @ChorltonLabour. Great to have @JeffSmithetc out with us. 🌹 https://t.co/PT4zevZANv
Great to be out in Basingstoke this morning speaking with local residents on behalf of our fantastic @UKLabour candidate @LukeMLabour Thank you to everyone who opened their doors to chat! #LabourDoorstep https://t.co/dWi5HcrUOk
Out in sunny Surbiton with @MarcelaBenede10 - who has the experience, vision & values to be a great Labour Assembly Member for southwest London. If you believe in progressive politics - please lend Labour your vote on May 2nd in the Mayor & Assembly elections. #LabourDoorstep🌹 https://t.co/LqxnRACvdk
Doorknocking in Tufnell Park ward w/ amazing ward councillors and members for myself and @SadiqKhan ahead of elections on 2 May. Under Sadiq: ✅Universal free school meals ✅ @TfL fares freeze ✅116k new home starts including the former Holloway prison site, w @IslingtonLabour https://t.co/WxthzwX1em
Fantastic morning out on Pear Tree and Grove Vale with our council candidate Dalel Bhamra, neighbouring MP @spellar and @SandwellLabour team! Multiple life-long Conservative voters told me they’ve had enough and will give Labour a chance this time. We hope to do them proud. https://t.co/Xeu1AX2mRa
The PM is running scared of an election but Labour is out on the doorstep speaking to voters about the change Britain needs. Really enjoyed campaigning with our great candidate for Finchley and Golders Green, @sarahsackman Thank you also to @redbridgelabour. 🌹 https://t.co/hNMD2FN5kg
A nice morning out on the doorstep speaking to people in Sutherland Square #SE17. Lots of support for @UKLabour and @SadiqKhan ahead of elections in May. https://t.co/wME7JMsfgx
Fab to see @NickTorfaen out with us this morning in Abergavenny. Thanks to all our fab activists who were out with us too. Very warm reception & people desperate for change 🌹 https://t.co/o8iz696NUu
Fantastic to be out with @PutneyFleur, @LeonieC and the @WandsworthLab team this morning in Southfields. There was a brilliant response on the doorstep with voters clear they’ll be backing @SadiqKhan on 2nd May. https://t.co/niJzqRPOwI
Great first session of the day with @LabourSJ and the local labour team. So many conversations with residents about the changes they want to see in order to improve croydon south and the rest of the country https://t.co/ZVbyKC3sIm
Another cracking @WFLabourParty #Leytonstone #LabourDoorStep for @SadiqKhan @Semakaleng @LondonLabour this AM. 'School Boy Error' alert.....ran out of Sadiq leaflets for the end of session selfie! Doh! 😳 https://t.co/AXtdyLSsba
Why Rishi Sunak is making a big mistake by not calling a May election The longer the Prime Minister waits, the more chances plotters and crises have to stop him in his tracks, writes @IsabelHardman https://t.co/aUvUTotTZ2
Great to be out in the sunshine w great team from @Darlolabour & @NewcastleLabour talking & listening to Darlo residents about the issues that matter to them. Lots of switches to Labour for fab, hard working local candidates @chrismcewan11 & @Lola__McEvoy https://t.co/QJixT1Trbm
Out in #Erewash this morning supporting @adamthompson111 alongside @AlexJJNorris - seats like this will determine if we get a Labour government. Still work to do but positive conversations this morning give me hope. https://t.co/4JJvsJHNag
Really pleased to support @gareth_snell election campaign and @CoopParty launch in Stoke today. He was, and will be again, a fantastic champion for Stoke Central. https://t.co/d86KF3JpcV
Out door knocking in Barnsbury for @SadiqKhan and @Semakaleng this morning! 🌹 https://t.co/dou4QwJ9m8
Great to be out with @coopparty members, @LucyMPowell , @PreetKGillMP supporting Labour & Co-op @gareth_snell in Stoke today in Stoke https://t.co/CfxeXUKUwh
Thank you to everyone who came out to support @Matt4Compton and me in Compton Ward this morning. Incredible effort by @plymouthlabour volunteers and lots of people saying it’s time for a change. Bring on the General Election! 🌹 https://t.co/Jfi0LoL1CS
Sun and smiles all round campaigning with @FeryalClark for our brilliant Kensington & Bayswater candidate @josephpowell … so many residents saying it’s time for a change! #ElectionNow https://t.co/mZdhOBDJ9P
Great to be out in Abergavenny with the brilliant @CatherineFookes, @WelshLabour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for the Monmouthshire constituency. The Conservatives have failed people over the past 14 years - it is time for change with @UKLabour. #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/2oyqF29yWo
Great to be at the Labour and Co- operative launch for @gareth_snell -our brilliant candidate for Stoke on Trent Central. We are out on the doors with @UKLabour message for getting Britains Future back. https://t.co/AHatsnovaR
Fantastic #LabourDoorstep yesterday afternoon. Plenty of ex #tories who are fed up with this government. We've got a great candidate in Dominic Wall https://t.co/9As4HeNvyz
Fantastic #LabourDoorstep this afternoon. Plenty of ex #tories who are fed up with this government. We've got a great candidate in Dominic Wall https://t.co/bEULc2aU49
On the doors in Sutton for @SadiqKhan #Sutton #LabourDoorstep @LondonLabour https://t.co/niJazaY57c
Out and about in sunny Harrow Road getting the word out for @SadiqKhan and @JSmallEdwards https://t.co/4MUdWQW7XG
Labour activists have gathered outside Downing Street to mock UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for not landing on a date for the upcoming election. https://t.co/xYHyCqZJup
Sunak's delay tactics: 'Clinging on till the very end will DAMAGE the Tories' - Conservative peer https://t.co/cVPmcpf2uI
Rishi Sunak’s decision not to go to the polls on May 2 means the UK could see one of the longest periods between general elections since the Second World War ✍️: @ian_a_jones https://t.co/fVoInz1jVS
'I think an election should come sooner rather than later just because Rishi himself hasn't been elected by the British public'. 'Just like Gordon Brown.' Conservative Life Peer, Daniel Moylan, Challenges former Labour councillor, Kevin Craig, on his election date views. https://t.co/02QU1eSKWV
Out’n’about on Ramsay Rd today, posting our newsletter and a leaflet in support of Sadiq Khan’s bid to continue his London Mayoralty. We need to keep London Labour on 2nd May! @SadiqKhan @Semakaleng @WFLabourParty https://t.co/ZRBVImBTJw
Great team out in #Cathays #Cardiff today speaking to residents - lots of support for @UKLabour @WelshLabour 🌹 🏴 🇬🇧 https://t.co/Rxq2EJLxgj
Rishi Sunak should stop clucking around and call a general election. https://t.co/4qpe8GbIiA
Thanks to @mark4dewsbury for having me along with one of his teams out campaigning in #Sandal Really positive response to £900 pension rise next month + £900 tax cut for those in work, on the doors Lovely to meet up with other teams for coffee, cake & a chat with members too! https://t.co/U6GIsOM46k
Great to be out on our weekly doorknock in Edgbaston. @Keir_Starmer has changed the Labour Party and lots of people tell me they will be voting @UKLabour for the first time. https://t.co/TOvupXYfFZ
Great to be out with #TeamDentonSouth Cllrs Claire Reid and Jack Naylor this afternoon, helping to deliver newsletters - including update on £17m funding for Denton Town Centre. Jack deserves your support on 2nd May. #VoteLabour 🌹 @NaylorCllr @CllrClaireReid @GortonDenton https://t.co/YqDvpQQL67
Great to be out knocking on doors in Harrow East for @PrimeshPatel. The reality is clear - the only thing worse than five more months of the Conservatives is five more years. Labour are ready to serve. It’s time for Rishi Sunak to set the date. https://t.co/vUWzrEhZRo
Demonstrators dressed as chickens protest opposite Downing Street as Labour call on Rishi Sunak to name the General Election date. https://t.co/ehEPfNcQC4
🚨 NEW: Rishi Sunak lookalikes in chicken suits have gathered outside Downing Street after he ruled out a May election https://t.co/2XFllotOYY
Demonstrators dressed as chickens protest opposite Downing Street as Labour call on Rishi Sunak to name the General Election date. @PA https://t.co/uFjf2kpTFv
Just a normal day in Westminster ..... @UKLabour activists dressed as Chickens call on @RishiSunak to stop being a #chicken and name the date for the next election #politics @mirror @MirrorPolitics https://t.co/uiW15tOQ0g
Rishi Sunak is an unelected Prime Minister squatting in Downing Street. But after 14 years of Conservative failure the public deserve to have their say on May 2nd. The Prime Minister needs to stop running scared and name the date of the election now. https://t.co/IXo2kmirka
Rishi Sunak rules out 2 May general election as report shows Commons working hours have fallen to a 25-year low – UK politics live https://t.co/Y6GVdborqW
Rishi Sunak should stop squatting in Downing Street and give the country what it desperately needs - a chance for change with a Labour government. Good to be campaigning in Eastney https://t.co/EriqsTAEJC
The public are crying out for a #GeneralElectionNow after 14yrs of Tory failures. Sunak is running scared - he knows his time is up. @UKLabour are a Govt in waiting - ready to get to work sorting out the mess Conservatives have made. https://t.co/qz8qT9t4q9
🔴 Labour claimed Rishi Sunak was “running scared” of holding a general election on May 2 and said the Prime Minister still had time to reconsider. Follow the latest in our liveblog here 👇 https://t.co/5n4tHMVM4o https://t.co/0qKLbZxQ4K
'What is Rishi Sunak running scared of?' asks Labour's deputy national campaign coordinator @elliereeves She tells @AnnaJonesSky 'people rightly want a general election after 14 years of a Conservative government' https://t.co/ZaMaNtZuSx 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602 and YouTube https://t.co/wqgUUvS08a
Apart from his own fear, what even is @RishiSunak's argument against an election in May? It's time. #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/fSf4RobFit
Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of running scared after the Prime Minister ruled out holding a general election on May 2nd. That's the same day as local elections in England. The latest polls suggest Labour has a lead of about 20 points over the Conservatives. https://t.co/LqfKe6o5nv