She positioned herself as above the games of Westminster politicians, calling an election for the benefit of the people, for the well-known "will of the people" in Brexit.
He told us: "It's all been kept very tight, she's particularly taken the view that the opposition are all over the shop so now's the time for an election".
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She challenged the other parties to accept the early election (the Fixed-Term Parliaments act stipulates that parliament needs to vote on it with a two-thirds majority), and the Labour Party's Jeremy Corbyn has agreed.
Labour's best recent showing was in an Opinium poll for the Observer, which still gave the Conservative party a 11% lead.
May's Conservative Party is way ahead of the main opposition Labour Party in opinion polls.
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.The currency had fallen dramatically to around US$1.2515 on speculation of the Prime Minister's announcement earlier this morning.
May is asking for a June 8 election. However, he noted that it may create further uncertainty for markets. Leaders of European Union states are due to adopt negotiating guidelines at an April 29 summit, and the bloc will prepare detailed plans for the talks with Britain by late May. And as elections are so unpredictable, there is always the outside risk it could spark a reversal in the entire Brexit process.
It's a bit rich for her to warn against a coalition government propped up by Lib Dems.
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Early elections are a must to have political unity before negotiating terms of Brexit, says May.
"It will make fighting Britain's corner easier if she has a whopping majority in the Commons".
The economist said there were mounting signs that the economy's resilience is fraying, driven by an increasingly squeezed and pressurised consumer due to rising inflation.
"If you want to avoid a disastrous hard Brexit, if you want to keep Britain in the single market, if you want a Britain that is open, tolerant and united, this is your chance", he said.
More than 1,000 people joined the party within an hour of the news breaking, and that figure has already more than doubled.
Reuters reported the timing of the announcement at 9.58am.
Corbyn said he welcomed the decision to call for an election, even though his party is convulsed by divisions over his leadership, widely regarded as lackluster.
She acknowledged this statement went against all the times she said she wouldn't call a snap election.
She emphasized the urgency to hold an election. "Let's stand up for Scotland", SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said, using a colloquial name for the Conservative Party.
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