Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that there will not be a general election on May 2, bringing an end to months of speculation. Sunak had said in January that his “working assumption” was that a general election would take place in the latter stages of 2024, and in an interview with ITV West Country this evening, the PM confirmed Britons would have to wait to go to the polls. Sunak’s announcement rules out the chances of national and local elections happening on the same day – but means voters could have to hold out until January 2025, the latest a General Election could theoretically t…