{"id":312190,"date":"2017-04-19T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=312190"},"modified":"2017-04-19T14:06:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T14:06:18","slug":"uk-mps-back-plans-for-8-june-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/uk-mps-back-plans-for-8-june-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"UK MPs back plans for 8 June poll"},"content":{"rendered":"
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap poll.<\/p>\n
The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move.<\/p>\n
The PM has argued a fresh mandate would strengthen her hand in Brexit talks and provide certainty for the future.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Corbyn welcomed the poll but accused the PM of changing her mind and breaking promises on a range of issues.<\/p>\n
The next general election had been expected in 2020, but the Fixed Term Parliaments Act allows for one to be held earlier if two-thirds of MPs back the move.<\/p>\n
Defending the measure, Mrs May told MPs there was a “window of opportunity” to hold a poll before Brexit negotiations begin in earnest in June and that the country needed “strong leadership” to make a success of the process.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A UK general election will be held on 8 June after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap poll. The House of Commons backed the PM by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move. The PM has argued […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[798,6327],"yoast_head":"\n