U.K. Prime Minister 'Reluctantly' Calls an Early General Election
The early general election will be held on June 8.
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.
Speaking to the media outside Downing Street in an unscheduled statement, May said that "political game-playing" from those in government opposed to the country's EU exit would put the country's stability at risk. In a reversal of her earlier position that Parliament should remain in place until 2020, May said she "reluctantly" decided to approach lawmakers for an early national poll on June 8 in order to put to rest "the risks of uncertainty and instability ... and to continue to give the country the strong and stable leadership it demands."
