British Prime Minister Andy Burnham delivers a speech during the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.Andy Burnham has insisted the next general election will not take place until 2029.
The prime minister moved to kill off mounting speculation that he was preparing to call a snap poll next spring.
Under parliamentary rules, the next election must take place in 2029 at the latest.
In an interview with ITV Calendar, Burnham was asked if that was when it would happen.
He said: “Well, yes, that’s that’s when the next election will be. All of this speculation on an early election, I can knock that dead.
“You know people want me, new in office, to be getting on with the job of deliverin...
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