'Absolute Idiocy': Former Tory Chairman Savages Rishi Sunak's Decision To Call Early Election

Rishi Sunak called the election in the pouring rain outside 10 Downing Street.

A former Tory Party chairman has savaged Rishi Sunak’s decision to call an early election.

The former prime minister stunned Westminster when he called the July 4 poll six months earlier than he had to.

His decision fired the starting gun on what turned out to be a disastrous election campaign for the Conservatives, which ultimately led to one of the party’s worst ever results as Labour won a landslide.