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Who's ready for a snap election - and who isn't?

There appear to be no such dangers for May

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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament the morning after an attack in Westminster, London on Thursday. (Photo: Reuters)

Tom Quinn | The Conversation

Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to call an early general election was bold and unexpected. She could have waited three more years before going to the polls, by which time she would already have negotiated Britain’s exit from the EU. The word from Downing Street had repeatedly been that May opposed calling an early election, as there was too much to do with the Brexit talks approaching to justify taking time out.

And yet this once seemingly bland politician has again surprised everyone with her decisiveness. In announcing her intention to hold a