Inflation is down, the economy is growing. But will the cost-of-living crisis sink Sunak in the U.K. election?
The cost-of-living crisis may be the dominant issue during the six-week campaign of the U.K. election.
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![Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A with staff of a West William distribution centre in Ilkeston in the East Midlands, Britain, Thursday, May 23, 2024 as part of a campaign event ahead of a general election on July 4. Britain’s political party leaders were crisscrossing the country on Thursday, the first day of a six-week election campaign in which voters will decide whether to end the governing Conservatives’ 14 years in power. (HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool photo via AP) Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A with staff of a West William distribution centre in Ilkeston in the East Midlands, Britain, Thursday, May 23, 2024 as part of a campaign event ahead of a general election on July 4. Britain’s political party leaders were crisscrossing the country on Thursday, the first day of a six-week election campaign in which voters will decide whether to end the governing Conservatives’ 14 years in power. (HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool photo via AP)](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7213424.1716511836!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/britain-elections.jpg)
The cost-of-living crisis may be the dominant issue during the six-week campaign of the U.K. election.