Sunak’s hoped for autumn election may come with a transatlantic distraction

Upcoming US presidential election and a resurgent Trump could cause a headache for all British parties

If Rishi Sunak sticks with his “working assumption” of an autumn election, it will be fought against the backdrop of a bitter US presidential race and will be the first time since 1964 that voters on both sides of the Atlantic have gone to the polls in parallel.

Many UK voters pay scant attention to the ins and outs of politics on this side of the Atlantic, let alone in the US.