Speculation about an early election continue to persist even as Andy Burnham ruled it out Hello and welcome to the UK politics live blog. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is preparing for a general election as early as May 2027, despite the prime minister ruling out an early contest. All the policies he announced are for after an election. So if he’s not calling an election, why is he talking about things happening in 2030? He says a lot of things with a smile but I actually think that he’s got very different plans for us and for our country. This is an era of political volatility and multi-party politics. When an election is called and I do think Andy Burnham is going to call an election sooner than he is saying. Zack Polanski is expected to call for a triple lock-style guarantee for