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U. K.’s Theresa May Calls Early Election, Seeking Brexit Leverage

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British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would call an early general election on June 8 in a move that if she wins could give her more leeway in coming negotiations with the European Union.
LONDON—British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday she would call an early general election on June 8 in an apparent effort to give herself more leeway in upcoming exit negotiations with the European Union.
In a surprise announcement, she said divisions in Parliament “will risk our ability to make a success of Brexit and it will cause damaging uncertainty and instability to the country. So we need a general election and we need…

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