Britain’s largest opposition party, Labour, welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to hold a general election on June eight.
Labour leader, Jeremy Corbin, said the snap election will give the British people the chance to vote for a government that will put the interests of the majority first.
Corbyn’s approval of the plan means May’s motion to parliament is likely to achieve its required two-thirds majority comfortably in a vote on Wednesday.
“Labour will be offering the country an effective alternative to a government that has failed to rebuild the economy, delivered falling living standards and damaging cuts to our schools and NHS (national health service),” Corbyn said.
“We look forward to showing how Labour will stand up for the people of Britain.”
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, Prime Minister May said “I have only recently and reluctantly come to this conclusion – the only way to guarantee certainty and stability for the years ahead is to hold this election.”
“If we do not hold an election now, (the opposition’s) political game-playing will continue and the negotiations with the EU will reach their most difficult stage in the run-up to the previously scheduled 2020 election,” said Prime Minister May
