Theresa May announces General Election for June 8 - as it happened
We brought you live updates and reaction after Theresa May stunned Westminster by calling an early General Election for June 8.
The Prime Minister will require the support of two-thirds of MPs to go to the country, with a vote scheduled in the Commons on Wednesday.
The move shocked Westminster, as Mrs May and Number 10 have repeatedly insisted she would not seek a General Election before the scheduled 2020 poll.
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But Mrs May, who has a fragile working majority of just 17 in the Commons, said she wanted "unity" at Westminster as talks on Brexit begin in earnest with the European Union.
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed Labour will support the vote for a General Election, meaning Mrs May is expected to get the required support of two-thirds of MPs.
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