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By Jessica Frank-Keyes In recent weeks, speculation has become increasingly feverish in Westminster that the Conservatives could go early, roll the dice and opt to call a May election. The reasoning, some said, was clear: avoid a damaging set of local election results on May 2, a potential boost if Rwanda deportation flights get off the ground soon, and – hopefully – avoid the spectre of the Tories’ increasingly dire poll ratings getting, God forbid, even worse. Rumours were even circulating that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was curiously avoiding firming up key international travel and meetings…

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