"If we do not hold a general election now their [other parties'] political gameplaying will continue and the negotiations with the European Union will reach their most hard stage in the run-up to the next scheduled election".
May, who came to power over the summer after David Cameron resigned in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, said that consumer confidence, jobs and economic growth have continued to be strong since Brexit and called for unity in the United Kingdom.
May will hope the election will boost her slim majority in parliament and give her a new mandate to strengthen her bargaining position in talks with the European Union, which will start in earnest in June.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in comments to the Funke newspaper group published Tuesday that "any long uncertainty definitely will not do political and economic relations between Europe and Britain any good".
In an unusual move, Number 10 did not announce what subject she would address.
Scotland's First Minister said: "She is clearly betting that the Tories can win a bigger majority in England given the utter disarray in the Labour Party".
Versus the euro, the pound slumped more than 0.4% to trade at 1.175, losing previous gains of more than 0.1%.
The Conservative party now holds a small majority in the House of Commons, with 330 of its 650 seats. May said that the election is important in order to conduct the negotiations with the European Union.
"Our opponents believe that because the Government's majority is so small, our resolve will weaken and that they can force us to change course". Labour is the main opposition party in parliament.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called the election an opportunity to offer an "effective alternative" to the current government. May acknowledged on Tuesday that she earlier had promised not to hold elections before 2020 but now feels they are necessary for stability. "They are wrong", she said.
Explaining her change of heart on an early election, she said, "I have concluded the only way to guarantee certainty and security for years ahead is to hold this election".
British prime ministers used to have the power to call elections at will, but the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, passed in 2011, makes things more complicated.
The House of Commons on Wednesday will vote whether to approve the early election.
Theresa May is to make a statement in Downing Street at 11.15am after Cabinet. While the Conservatives polled between 38 percent and 46 percent, the Labour party polled around 23 to 29 percent in the opinion polls.
She said division in Westminster could undermine the government's ability to secure the best deal for Brexit.
Ms May called for an election during an impromptu statement delivered from the steps of Downing Street. It is not going to happen.
What is a snap General Election? An election isn't actually due until 2020 but, if approved, the vote will be held just a week before France's legislative elections, scheduled to begin on 11 June.
Under the legislation, a motion for a new vote ahead of schedule needs to be carried by two thirds of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, including vacant seats.
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