Theresa May Statement: June 8th General Election requested
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I think that's maximum time for terms
Corbyn won't be there forever
maquiladora
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It's going to be an election/resignation announcement.
A politicial party were I lived actually called an early election once and they got destroyed in that election by two of the opposition parties.The fear with an early election call is that the UK conservatives may not end up doing as well as polls predict since people in the UK may be tried of voting in elections since they have voted in one election since they went to the polls in 2015 and 2016. I don't think they want to go to the polls again. Also it's questionable if labour will as bad as some of the polls saw in an early election because voter fatigue may help them a bit.
andythinkpad
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It's time to abolish constitutional monarchy to form the Britain Republic.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Announcing the new Doctor Who, I'm sure.
lastplayed
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George VI's death was announced at 11:15am...
wesleyshark
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She's announcing that she'll be the next Doctor
Miles Quaritch
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We'd need a party vote for though.
Lib Dems are never going to see power again and Labour...well Labour is pretty much dead until Corbyn either retires or dies on the job.
Vote Greens? The Loony Party is still around right?
Principate
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Cornyn doesn't have any intention of leaving even if they lose a general election.
Sir_Crocodile
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A GE is likely to happen in the next 6-10 weeks if she calls for one if she is not roadblocked in parliament.
Carl2291
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I'd have thought so. An election should have been called before A50.
The next Master seems more likely.
cloud_sleep
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"Only in the case of a vote of no confidence or with a two-thirds majority of the Commons may an election be called any earlier."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011
Source? I thought the announcement was at 10:45am there.
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Legally, she could hold an election with 17 days of triggering the FPTA, iirc. Could be done with very quickly, although I doubt it would be done quite that quickly for PR reasons.
She had a bad cold over Christmas but since recovered.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
The lectern doesn't have the 10 Downing Street badge. Should we panic?
SymbiantXenos
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ExtremePopcorn
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If it is to call a GE, she will need a 2/3 majority vote in the House of Commons to overrule the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act.
lastplayed
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge
But it was also the BBC that announced it.
Yeah, there were a load of rumours over her health over Christmas, but yeah, as others have said, I'd assume Buckingham Palace would make that kind of announcement.
Spaced Harrier
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London Bridge is down?
Vivalaraza
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No 10. does not announce Royal deaths.
See no reason why that precedent would change now.
See no reason why that precedent would change now.
Labour have said they'd support an earlier GE.
Doesn't matter, he definitely will if (when) that happens
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
"It was 52% remain. We made a horrible mistake" (That's the only good thing I can think of.)
wesleyshark
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Hmmm good point
Scousefury
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Asteroid time baby. Its the end of the world as we know it.
Vivalaraza
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Apparently no No 10 Downing Street crest on the podium.
Could signal she is speaking as leader of the Conservatives...which would suggest election.
Could signal she is speaking as leader of the Conservatives...which would suggest election.
Kurt Angle
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