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Boris Johnson plans to hold the next general election in the winter, it’s been claimed. A cabinet source has revealed the election could be scheduled for November or December 2023, in a tactical move to boost the Prime Minister’s chances of election success. Here’s why the PM thinks a winter election could damage Labour’s election prospects.

Brits could take to the polls in the winter of 2023, according to the latest reports.

The PM has pencilled in November or December to hold the next general election, a cabinet source told the Mirror.

Mr Johnson believes a winter election will give him the best chance of repeating his 2019 election success.

The Conservatives secured a resounding victory at the last election, winning a whopping 80 seat overall majority.

The 2019 election also saw Labour’s red wall come tumbling down.

The timing of the 2019 election in December might have been a key factor in securing this victory, it’s believed.

Labour apparently struggles to get their canvassers out during their campaigns – holding the election in the winter could make this even more difficult.

The Cabinet source said: “Labour struggles to get their people out more than we do which gives us an advantage.”

“And we think people will begin to see the results of the PM’s levelling up agenda with roads being constructed and houses built in the Midlands and the North.”

The Prime Minister has yet to confirm the exact general election date for 2023.

But Oliver Dowden, Tory party chair, when asked whether a 2023 election was planned said: “The PM has told me to make sure the Conservative Party machine is ready to go for an election whenever it comes.”

He added the Government was focusing on “getting on with the job of making sure that we deliver for the British people”, instead of focusing on the next election.

The last election campaign in 2019 was held during a particularly wet period.

The campaign saw canvassers knocking on doors in the wind and rain on dark cold evenings.

Election Day itself was the wettest on record.

It’s thought such bad weather could put off Labour canvassers from heading out, giving the Conservatives an essential edge in their campaign.

Currently, the PM would have to secure a two-thirds majority in the Commons to hold an election early.

But a bill passed recently could allow Boris Johnson to hold the election early.

The bill which passed in the Commons would repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

But it has yet to pass through the House of Lords, so there is no guarantee the PM could call an election at his own discretion.

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