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Theresa May calls UK general election for 8 June 2017-04-18 10:41:56 Post No. 133198
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Theresa May calls UK general election for 8 June
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2017-04-18 10:41:56
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/18/theresa-may-uk-general-election-8-june
>Theresa May has called a snap general election to be held on 8 June, despite repeatedly claiming she was against the idea of an early vote.
>In a surprise statement outside Downing street, the prime minister said: “After the country voted to leave the EU, Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership. Since I became prime minister the government has delivered precisely that.”
>She claimed Labour and the other opposition parties had opposed her. “The country is coming together but Westminster is not. Labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach. The Lib Dems have said they want to grind the business of government to a standstill. Unelected members of the House of Lords have vowed to fight us every step of the way.”
>May said she was laying down a motion in the House of Commons that will require two-thirds of MPs to back it.
>The announcement came as a huge surprise, causing massive speculation on Tuesday morning.
>Robert Hayward, the Conservative peer and election expert, said: “This is a massive surprise to everyone but the very closest confidants, even in the Tory party. There will be many very worried Labour MPs and some pleased Lib Dem candidates.”
Other sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39629603
https://www.ft.com/content/21e1e2ec-241b-11e7-8691-d5f7e0cd0a16
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/04/18/pound-touches-three-week-high-against-us-dollar-ftse-100-suffers/
http://time.com/4744077/theresa-may-shocks-britain-by-calling-for-snap-election/
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hahahah
lol at all the idiots who thought she was the second coming of Thatcher.
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Pretty easy to predict this:
>LibDems make "massive" gains
>Labour falls below 200 MPs
>SNP loses a few, probably 2-3 to CONs and 2-3 to LibDems
>UKIP embarrass themselves
>CONs form slightly improved majority
Even with the massive lead in the polls, the vast majority of Labour seats are safe, and unlikely to change to Conservatives. The SNP can only fall from their current heights, and the Liberals can only gain.
Fuck knows what N.Ireland will do, they may see a poor turnout thanks to voter fatigue.
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Okay, now, if the labour party's main platform is that if they win, they will oppose the Brexit, what will you think of it?
(Stopping the brexit might be the only way to not lose scottland, if you care about that).
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>>133209
And then didn't knew what to do and lost spaghetti when they couldn't hide they wouldn't be able to hold half of their promises anymore.
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>>133208
You can't stop it at this point
And since when is Corbyn anti-brexit?
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Corbyn is such a shitcunt
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Funnily enough was talking about the cleverest time to call a General Election was "as soon as possible" as much as I like Corbyn I don't know if he will have time to get Labor behind him before the election, I'm not sure if the Lib Dem punishment for the coalition has passed yet, so it seems it's the Tory's election to lose. interesting times ahead, i can see a lot of independent candidates picking up votes due to voter apathy to both main partys & the lib dems
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