Debt‑service squeeze could prompt early election

Rising borrowing costs and large interest payments can suddenly convert a slow fiscal deterioration into an acute political crisis: higher gilt yields and energy‑price shocks can force spending cuts or tax hikes that collapse governing coalitions and trigger snap elections. The article argues the War in Iran and UK‑specific gilt moves have pushed Britain toward that threshold. — If true, this links macrofinancial stress to democratic timing—showing how markets and geopolitics can produce immediate political outcomes (early elections, leadership changes).