David Lammy QUITS show on LBC ahead of general election

“But, as the election gets closer, it’s time this good thing comes to an end.”

He added: “I’ll miss the show, my LBC colleagues and most of all the chance to listen to so many callers from up and down the country.”

David Lammy has quit his LBC show ahead of the general election, expected to take place later this year

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The Shadow Foreign Secretary has hosted a Sunday morning show on the station since 2022.

Earlier this month, Ofcom announced it has launched an investigation into a programme hosted by Lammy on LBC.

The regulator is looking into whether the show, hosted by Lammy on 29 March, broke rules on politicians acting as news presenters.

Ofcom received 51 complaints about the episode, but it has not confirmed the reason for investigating.

Rishi Sunak has suggested the general election will be held in the second half of this year. Over the weekend, he repeatedly failed to rule out holding a general election in July.

This comes amid mounting speculation that he could call an election this week ahead of the local elections and a byelection in Blackpool South.

Labour is on course for a significant election victory, with polling putting the Opposition 20 points ahead of the Tories.

A poll conducted by Ipsos last week showed Sunak’s personal satisfaction rating had fallen to -59, matching John Major’s 1994 record low for a prime minister.

Only 16 per cent of people said they were satisfied with Sunak’s performance, while 75 per cent said they were dissatisfied.

An MRP poll by YouGov earlier this year showed that the Conservative Party is on course for a worse defeat than that seen by Major in 1997, with eleven cabinet ministers at risk of losing their seats.

The YouGov poll shows that Labour would take 403 seats, while the Tories would be reduced to 155 seats.