[Source.](https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/07/03/uk-election-preview-how-brutal-will-it-be-for-conservatives-n4930376) > The government of the UK has called an election for July 4, which is an interesting choice of date. The narrative since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the vote has been that this election will be a bloodbath for the Conservatives. Much of this has to do with a British electorate who is ready for new blood in power. > The two major parties, the Conservatives (or Tories) and Labour, are almost indistinguishable in terms of policy. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has nudged his party ever closer to the center, while the Tories have abandoned many genuinely conservative positions. > Add to this mix the presence of other parties. Other left-leaning parties like the Liberal Democrats and the Greens shouldn’t affect the election much, while regional parties like the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru (a Welsh nationalist party) will make some waves. The SNP is even threatening to supplant Labour in notoriously left-leaning Scotland. But up until recently, the biggest wildcard was Nigel Farage’s Reform UK; however, in recent days, Reform’s threat has subsided somewhat.