Rishi Sunak has warned Labour against taking victory for granted even though the party leads polls in the run-up to the 4 July election announced by the prime minister on Wednesday. Speaking at a Tory campaign launch event, Sunak said: "The British people are going to show Labour that they don’t take too kindly to being taken for granted." Sunak added that Labour would increase taxes for working families, a claim dismissed by Labour Rishi Sunak takes gamble by calling UK general election for 4 July UK’s summer election: what effect will the timing have on voters? General election 2024: Rishi Sunak calls vote for 4 July – UK politics live