U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has called for an early general election in order establish a solid mandate for the country's exit from the European Union.
In a shock announcement Tuesday, May said she would ask the House of Commons on Wednesday to back her election call.
Her decision - against her initial opinion - to call a snap election, June 8, goes against the Fixed Term Parliamentary Act, which stipulates that parliaments must run for five years.
May will deliver the statement at 11:15 (BST) this morning, following a meeting of her Cabinet, amid rumours that she could be about to announce something major.
The British pound has fallen amid mounting speculation that Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to call an early general election.
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May said Tuesday that the divisions in Parliament explained her change of heart on an early election. Theresa May became Prime Minister following David Cameron's resignation after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union last June.
They warn that her precarious 17-seat working majority will leave her vulnerable to rebellions during the protracted process of negotiating withdrawal from the EU. She has repeatedly said that the decision can not be reversed, and has pursued a hard line on those who have argued for a phased withdrawal or a loose, continued association with the EU.
The Conservatives now have a working majority of just 17 from the last election in 2015 and some of their MPs have indicated they could vote against the government on key aspects of Brexit legislation.
She said she was not prepared to allow her opponents to jeopardise the Brexit negotiations.
Her current polling lead over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party means she can be fairly confident of increasing her majority, and bringing Tory lawmakers into Parliament who will back her on the flavor of Brexit that she prefers.
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