The UK call for a snap general election on June 8 is not a surprise as Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to resort to a “political” move against the opposition.
The premier made the announcement outside 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, arguing that she was stopping the opposition from “jeopardizing” her work on Brexit.
“We need a general election and we need one now because we have at this moment a one-off chance to get this done while the European Union agrees its negotiating position and before the detailed talks begin,” she stated.
According to Clive Hambige, the director of human development at Facilitate Global, the move “is not really a surprise because, of course, it is political.”
“It’s a political move to establish opposition in terms of her opposition to the Labour Party,” he said. “What we need to do is to be very careful about what we’re going to do after Brexit. No one’s sure what’s going to happen after…