The companies listed in London are valued on the wider global stage effectively in dollars, regardless of what currency they actually report in, which is why indices move in the opposite direction to the pound - after all, the fall in the pound following the Brexit vote was the main force behind the FTSE's rise over the past months. May has called for a snap June 8 General Election, seeking to strengthen her hand in ongoing European Union exit talks and tighten her grip on a fractious Conservative Party.
An enhanced Parliamentary majority would also make it harder, she said, for those trying to frustrate her Brexit strategy. "I am asking them to put their trust in me and if they do that, if they give me a mandate for these negotiations for the plan for Brexit that the Government has, the plan for a stronger Britain beyond Brexit that we have, then I think that will strengthen our hand", May said.
May stunned the country on Tuesday when she announced her plan for an early vote, despite having repeatedly said she would wait until the next election scheduled for 2020.
The latest poll comes after ComRes and ICM gave the Conservatives a 21 point lead, suggesting Theresa May could win a triple-digit majority at the general election on 8 June. On the streets of the capital, there are signs of voter fatigue.
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (R, front) speaks outside the houses of Parliament with deputy SNP leader Angus Robertson in London, Britain, on April 19, 2017. The risk of splitting the party in a replay of the deeply-damaging divisions under 1990s Conservative premier John Major seems very clear.
"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".
Given that a year has passed since the initial referendum, the British public might well have reflected on the public utterances of Nigel Farage and others of his ilk, who seemed to backtrack on numerous assertions they made in the run-up to last year's vote, just as soon as the result was announced.
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Little time is devoted to her doomed marriage with an inconsiderate husband who blames her poor navigation skills for the tragedy. Once the tears dry up and her features have settled into a mask, Vidya starts going after the assailants one at a time.
In his first speech of the campaign, played the anti-establishment card that resonated in the USA and during Britain's Brexit vote previous year.
Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister who has placed himself at the head of those trying to keep Britain in the European Union, urged voters to back any candidate that opposes Brexit. "This is a Prime Minister who promised that there wouldn't be one".
Theresa May's Conservatives now hold 330 of the House of Commons seats while Labour has 229.
"They say I don't play by the rules - their rules".
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is the dominant force and is advocating an independence referendum to hold on to strong ties with Europe. The move has, in any case, been welcomed by the opposition with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who stated the party would contest the government over its failure to fix the economy and public services.
Meanwhile, many on the Left complained that it was unfair of Mrs May to call an election at a time when the Labour opposition is so pitifully weak.
Every vote for the Liberal Democrats will act as a constraint to the Tories, and add weight to the voices of reason that can still prevent painful economic sacrifices on the altar of Brexit. "A prime minister who can not be trusted".
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