“Guess what we’re doing on 8th June 2017?” I asked.
“I dunno,” said the love of my life, busy with her coursework.
“Having a general election.”
Theresa May today announced (following a cabinet meeting) that she would hold a “snap general election” on 8th June 2017.
If you want to read her claimed reasons for doing so, her full statement is available.
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Tagged as Andrea Leadsom, Article 50, Brexit, EU referendum, GE 2017, glass cliff, Good Friday Agreement, Great Repeal Bill, Green, Green Party, Green Party of England and Wales, Jeremy Corbyn, Liam Fox, LibDems, Michael Gove, Scottish Green Party, Sinn Fein, SNP, Stephen Crabb, tactical voting, Theresa May, Tory-LibDem coalition, UKIP
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