25 Jan 2019
Institute for Government – The options open to the Prime Minister have narrowed. They may shrink even further next week. It is possible that she chooses to call a general election in response. That would do little to resolve the Brexit dispute. But there are circumstances in which she might find it tempting.
Read more24 Jan 2019
The Guardian – Could a general election be looming? It might seem unlikely. Last time Theresa May dissolved parliament, she had a 24-point lead and higher personal ratings than Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair in their pomp. Labour had suffered one of its worst postwar defeats just two years earlier. And yet the Conservatives lost their […]
Read more21 Jan 2019
Daily Mail – Britain was on general election alert last night after Whitehall chiefs were ordered to draw up contingency plans for a snap poll.
Read more18 Jan 2019
CNBC – UK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, lawmaker says
Read more11 Jan 2019
The Guardian – Jeremy Corbyn is to reiterate his call for the Brexit impasse to be put to the people in a general election, as Labour edged closer to pledging to call a no-confidence vote in Theresa May’s government if her departure plan is voted down in the Commons.
Read more7 Jan 2019
Turnout: 2017 General Election – Although the overall turnout of the 2017 General Election was 68.7% (up from 66.2% in 2015), the turnout in individual constituencies varied from 53% to 79.5%. Use the interactive tool below to see which constituencies had the lowest turnout.
Read more24 Dec 2018
The Guardian: George Osborne has said a general election is “an under-reported likelihood for 2019” as the government grapples with delivering on its promise to take the country out of the EU.
Read more27 Sep 2018
The Guardian: Jeremy Corbyn has told Theresa May that Labour MPs will vote against her Chequers plan unless she is willing to accept his proposal to keep Britain in a customs union and protect consumer standards and workers’ rights after Brexit.
Read more26 Sep 2018
BBC News: Prime Minister Theresa May has said it would “not be in the national interest” for a general election to take place before the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019.
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