PM Theresa May Calls Snap General Election |
Description: The Prime Minister, Theresa May leader of the Conservative party has called a snap general election for June the 8th 2017. UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Explaining the decision, Mrs May said: "The country is coming together but Westminster is not." There will be a Commons vote on the proposed election on Wednesday - Labour have said they will vote with the government. The prime minister needs Parliament's backing to hold a vote before the next scheduled date of 2020. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has welcomed the prime minister's election announcement, calling it a "chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first". Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the vote on 8 June was a chance to "change the direction of your country". Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Mrs May was trying to impose a "hard Brexit" with the poll. There will be a Commons vote on the proposed election on Wednesday. Explaining her decision to hold the vote, Theresa May said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39629603 
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