Who’s who, what’s at stake in Britain’s unexpected election
LONDON — Britain votes for a new Parliament and government Thursday after a campaign of three phases: the sleepy election, the surprising election and the security election.
What initially seemed the dullest campaign in memory has been transformed through unexpected missteps, surprise developments — and deadly attacks that have pushed national security to the top of the agenda.
WHY IS THERE AN ELECTION?
Why, oh why? That’s the question many Britons asked when Prime Minister Theresa May announced on April 18 that she was calling a snap election, three years early. Voters went to the polls in a 2015 election, and in the June 2016 European Union membership referendum. The last thing many wanted was another divisive campaign.