How elections affect travel – and can politicians get refunds for cancelled July holidays?
by Simon Calder
May 23, 2024
3 minutes
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The first July election in a lifetime will have some significant effects on travellers – specifically those people who are now required to be in the UK for the campaign and/or the polling day itself.
A number of candidates, party activists, election workers and those working in the media will have booked early July holidays in the expectation of an autumn vote. This is especially true for people in Northern Ireland and Scotland, where many schools break up at the end of June.
But what about the response of the UK public? Will we see
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