Theresa May calls for a general election on June 8
Theresa May announces plan to call general election on 8 June
PM says new poll is in the national interest
Election is only way to guarantee certainty and stability in the wake of Brexit, May says
May says she came “reluctantly” to the conclusion that a vote was necessary
Downing Street has always denied a vote would be held before the next scheduled election in 2020
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn welcomes the decision.