Give us a general election, tell the voters in the streets

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The government is facing growing calls for a general election after Liz Truss resigned after 45 days in Downing Street.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded a general election 'now', followed by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon saying it was a 'democratic imperative' after the dramatic resignation of Mrs. Truss.

The Independent is also calling for a nationwide ballot, with our petition now

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But what do UK voters think? ? The Independent took to the streets of Labour-held Cambridge and Mid-Sussex, one of the strongest Tory constituencies in the UK, to find out.

In addition to the economic crisis in the UK, people were concerned about democracy, the culture within the Conservative Party, the motivations of MPs, Britain's reputation in the world and the cost of living.

At Cambridge, 21-year-old Azlan Rana said: "As a financial analyst, I believe the economy would benefit from a general election, with inflation and interest rates rising interest rates combined with consistently poor economic performance.

"Having a new party in power will give markets optimism which will improve financial conditions. Not only that, but a new governing party would put power back into the public as Liz Truss was elected without public opinion."

Sean Thompson, 36, a software developer, added: " Hundred hundred, there must be a general election. There should have been one a long time ago.

“The Conservative Party keeps its own party together, doesn't do what's right for the people. We haven't achieved anything politically in this country since 2016.

“We have so many big problems in the world that need to be solved, like the climate crisis and the energy crisis. We need stability and we need to move forward and the only way to achieve this is to hold general elections.

Azlan Rana

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