Don't you love 2017? So many elections! So. many.
A general election will "guarantee certainty and stability for the years ahead" -
@Theresa_May https://t.co/AJAEO9hRcQ pic.twitter.com/YDey9nlosb- BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking)
18. April 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." (
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