Liberal Democrats to table motion of no confidence in Rishi Sunak to force June general election

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The Liberal Democrats will try to force Rishi Sunak to call a general election in June by filing a motion of no confidence in the government on Tuesday.

Lib-Dem leader Sir Ed Davey will table the motion as soon as Parliament returns after a series of brutal local elections for the Tories.

The motion is unlikely to pass as it would need support from Conservative MPs to bring it down. Mr Sunak's government, but Sir Ed said the Prime Minister should not be allowed to 'cling desperately to power'.

The leader Liberal Democrat Sir Ed Davey alongside Tory dinosaurs' in Winchester (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

The Prime Minister has repeatedly come under pressure to set the date for the general election , with Labor and the Liberal Democrats accusing him of "squatting" Downing Street until he was finally forced to go to the polls.

He said there would be an election general elections in the “second half” of 2024, but refused to provide details on the date.

The Prime Minister has reportedly ruled out a summer election after last week's local elections, with the vote now likely to take place in October or November.

But Sir Ed said: “These local elections have shown that the country has had enough of Rishi Sunak and his out-of-touch Conservative government.

"The Conservatives were pushed into third place for the first time in a generation as the Liberal Democrats swept the board in the former real government. blue heart.

"Yet Sunak continues to despair...