LONDON: UK PM Rishi Sunak Sunday refused to categorically rule out a July general amid a damaging defection by one of his Conservative Party MPs to the opposition Labour Party, just days before local and mayoral elections in the country on May 2. Dan Poulter, a doctor and Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP, said he will switch his allegiance to the opposition benches before standing down as a parliamentarian at the next election because he can no longer defend the Tory govt’s track record on the National Health Service.Against the backdrop of this latest embarrassment, Sunak was asked if national vote will happen in July. “I’m not going to say anything more than I’ve already said,” said Sunak, who has been pressed to rule out polls during the peak summer month.