British PM May says June election result ‘not certain’ despite front-runner status

MAIDENHEAD, England British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that she was not taking anything for granted as she geared up for a snap election in June, in which polls suggest her Conservative party was heading for a landslide victory.

In fiery exchanges in the House of Commons on Wednesday, May said an early election would strengthen her hand against domestic critics seeking to “frustrate the process” of Brexit, which formally began last month.

Mrs May used her speech to praise MPs after 522 voted in the Commons for the early election, with just 13 against.

Responding to the news, health secretary and MP for South West Surrey since 2005, Mr Hunt said: “We need to give the Prime Minister the strongest possible negotiating mandate in the important discussions ahead as we leave the EU”.

Theresa May’s Conservatives now hold 330 of the House of Commons seats while Labour has 229.

Opinion polls give them a big lead over the Labour opposition, and May is gambling that an election will deliver her a personal mandate from voters and produce a bigger Conservative majority in Parliament.

His comments are likely to irritate Mrs May, who has argued that an increased Commons majority would strengthen her hand in the Brexit talks, making it more hard for the opposition parties at home to obstruct her plans.

“It’s clear in our treaties that it is two years, only two years, from when the negotiations start, that was March this year”.

This election is a chance for them to change direction of the country. Leaders of European Union states are due to adopt negotiating guidelines at an April 29 summit, and the bloc will prepare detailed plans for the talks with Britain by late May.

May took office in July following an internal Conservative leadership contest, after predecessor David Cameron stepped down when voters rejected his call to remain in the EU.

May hit back that Labour offered only “bankruptcy and chaos”, but denied she was complacent, saying: “We will be out there fighting for every vote”. “What she doesn’t have is a Parliament that would vote for Brexit at any cost”. 23% of respondents said they plan to vote Labour.

He added that millionaires and billionaires such as media moguls, Southern Rail owners and retail magnate Sir Philip Green are petrified of a Labour government that would make them pay their proper share of tax rather than allowing the liability to fall on small businesses and workers.

That is highly likely to happen on Wednesday.

Facing steep odds and low popularity ratings, Britain’s main opposition leader launched his election campaign on Thursday, painting himself as a populist outsider who will overturn a “rigged” political and economic system.

But her decision also opens the door to more uncertainty in the region, as it now puts Europe’s three most powerful nations – Britain, Germany, and France – into full-throttle election mode.

“Some say it is to defeat the Tory Right so that she can go for a “softer Brexit”.

Basically, it would be a bridge between Britain ceasing to be an European Union member in March 2019 and a point further down the line when Prime Minister Theresa May feels the country will be ready and equipped to complete its full divorce from all European Union institutions.

“Without that strong and stable leadership, divisions at Westminster risk undermining our efforts to secure the best deal for Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom just as the negotiations reach their most critical phase”.

Sturgeon said Tuesday that May was seeking “to crush the voices of people who disagree with her”.