The early poll is expected to secure the two-thirds Commons majority it requires to go ahead, with Labour's Jeremy Corbyn welcoming the PM's surprise announcement on Tuesday.
He said: "I welcome the Prime Minister's decision to give the British people the chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first. We want to put a case out there to the people of Britain, of a society that cares for all, an economy that cares for all, and a Brexit that works for all", he said.
The SNP has signalled its MPs will abstain in the vote, but Labour and the Liberal Democrats have welcomed the early election.
Mr Farron said: "This election is your chance to change the direction of our country".
In her interview with the Sun on Wednesday, Mrs May said "political game playing" risked hampering her Brexit negotiations, with some opponents "trying to stop us every step of the way".
Rather than later risk facing Labour under a new and potentially more popular leader, the Prime Minister chose to call the impromptu vote, even after months of giving reassurances she would not do so, sources inside Number 10 told The Financial Times.
She added: "If we're negotiating at a point that is quite close to a general election, I think the Europeans might have seen that as a time of weakness when they could push us". Germany will also hold its federal election in September.
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He said any hearing by the Constitution Bench is preceded by framing of questions that would be addressed by it. The issues will have to be fared by April 24 and the case will be heard on April 27.
"Now we will be much freer".
Brexit Secretary David Davis and Chancellor Philip Hammond are believed to have been the only ministers who were extensively consulted.
He said: "They are finding it very hard to get unity around how they are going to withdraw from the European Union and I think there is a lot of undercurrent of antagonism within the Conservative party".
The ComRes survey for the Independent and Sunday Mirror gave the Tories a 21-point advantage over Labour - the biggest lead for the party in government since 1983.
Mr Corbyn's policy drive comes as recent polling on who would be the best prime minister saw him slump to 14 per cent among all voters and also follows criticism by Labour MP Neil Coyle, who said a complaint made about him by the Islington North MP's office was "absurd".
He said: "I understand the decision and I feel her frustration at times - other political parties are trying to stall the process of Brexit and are trying to make that job more hard".
She's looked at the odds and the options and figured that the Tory party can only benefit from an election. If you want to keep Britain in the single market.
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