A poll says it could happen, and history does too.
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Is Wales about to be shaken by a Conservative earthquake?
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The Irish republicans stand for parliament but don’t attend when they win. It’s high time that changed.
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The Conservative PM is often seen as a failure, but the odds were stacked against him from the start.
On the trail in 1997.
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Things could only get better. Or could they?
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Talk of punishing parties for their stance on the referendum may be overhyped – not least because of all the confusion about where each actually stands.
Tim Farron seeks distance from Labour in a key London constituency.
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The particularities of the British electoral system make working together unrealistic.
Jeremy Corbyn must work within the new reality.
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Labour must develop its pro-social and pro-working class agenda for an electorate that has been failed by globalisation and EU integration.
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Expect big companies to muscle in on the law-making.
Not much doing at Stormont.
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The two main parties in Stormont still haven’t reached a power-sharing deal, and a national vote is unlikely to help matters.
That moment when neither of you remembered the keys to the negotiating room.
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One topic will feature very heavily on the campaign trail, but how will this vote affect work in Brussels?
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This episode of The Anthill podcast delves into the world of memory. We talk to psychologists, historians and political scientists about how and why we remember some things and forget others.
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In calling a snap election, the prime minister accused her opponents of playing party politics. She should know.
Out of a clear blue sky?
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A look at the pressure points for the contenders in this last minute election.
Surprise!
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The prime minister knows how to use the element of surprise to her advantage.
Mic drop. Peace out.
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Theresa May has clearly read up on her history before calling a vote for June 8.
Sorry Jeremy, weren’t you ready?
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By calling a national vote now, the prime minister can strengthen her own position at home and at the Brexit negotiating table.
May does not need an election to deliver Brexit.
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Theresa May has read the economic runes – and called an election while she still confidently can.
The official opening of the League of Nations, 15 November 1920.
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Both the EU and UK would do well to heed the lessons of the League of Nations when it comes to membership withdrawal.
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Will the UK have to pay a vast sum of money to the EU in order to leave it – or will it get cash back?
Headed in different directions.
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Next the negotiations begin, and Britain has two years to negotiate a trade deal with the EU if it wants to avoid the WTO cliff edge.