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Surprise Call For Early UK Election
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces plans to call a snap general election on 8 June.
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. We are coming live from College Green outside the Houses of Parliament speaking to an array of players at the heart of British politics.
(Picture: A poster above a newspaper stand advertises today's Evening Standard, with the front page story relating to British Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap general election on June 8, in central London on April 18, 2017. Credit: Daniel Sorabji/AFP/Getty Images)
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