- Theresa May has called a snap general election on June 8, claiming that divisions at Westminster risked hampering the Brexit negotiations.
- The Prime Minister will require the support of two-thirds of MPs to go to the country, with a vote scheduled in the Commons on Wednesday.
- The move stunned Westminster, as Mrs May and Number 10 have repeatedly insisted she would not seek a general election before the scheduled 2020 poll.
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