British lawmakers have, as expected, voted in favour of the snap election proposed yesterday by Prime Minister Theresa May, setting the date for June 8. MPs from across the political spectrum voted 522-13 for a return to the polls — well above the two-thirds majority required under British law. May said the election is needed to stabilize her Conservative Party and the British government ahead of negotiations to leave the European Union. "How can any voter trust what the prime minister says?" May, previously the interior minister, took over as prime minister following the resignation of David Cameron last year after voters said Yes to Brexit.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2017 14:02 UTC