Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh told Geo News that the British prime minister said on at least nine occasions that she will not hold general elections prior to 2020 but then she took the U-turn in order to "eliminate Labour Party" from the political scene.
Prime Minister Theresa May formally began Britain's divorce from the European Union last month, declaring there was no turning back, ushering in a tortuous exit process that will test the bloc's cohesion and pitch her country into the unknown. She is conscious of the fact that much of her credibility would depend on how good a deal she can get from Europe.
The former interior minister, who became prime minister without an election when her predecessor David Cameron quit after last year's referendum vote for Brexit, said she needed to strengthen her hand in negotiations which will reshape Britain and test the cohesion of the EU.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is firing a warning shot at Mike Ashley and other controversial business figures as he officially beings his party's General Election fight. We want to strengthen the citizens' rights - European citizens living in the United Kingdom and UK citizens living in the European Union.
Speaking in Croydon on his first campaign stop, the Labour leader said if elected, he would raise the minimum wage to £10 an hour and increase spending on the NHS, social care and council housing.
Despite polls giving Tories double-digit leads over Labour with just seven weeks to go, Mr Corbyn will say his party can "change the direction of this election" by "putting the interests of the majority first". "But I think our British friends will lose more than what we lose", she said.
"What do we know that the leader of the Labour Party, the leader of the Liberal Democrats and the leader of the Scottish nationalists have in common?" she asked parliament.
Tesco (LON:TSCO) Issued With 'Reduce' Rating At HSBC
According to the analyst this now indicates there is a potential increase of 27.48% from Connect Group PLC's current price of 131. In a research report made public on 25 April, Peel Hunt maintained their "Buy" rating on shares of Gemfields PLC (LON:GEM).
May will be going into the election holding 330 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, with a working majority of 17.
That represented a third consecutive General Election victory in Weston for the Conservative candidate, and he is hoping for a similar result in June.
"Sadly the Labour Party gave her a mandate for Brexit as they pushed us off a cliff-edge voting for Article 50 without a single condition attached".
If she can achieve a resounding election victory, that would limit the scope for parliament to block or water down her plan for Britain to quit the European Union single market and to prioritise immigration control.
One broadcaster, ITV, said it planned to hold a debate with or without the prime minister.
Televised debates give the opposition a chance to score points against the establishment - as Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg successfully did during the 2010 debates.
Comments