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ask in store for details. Welcome to a special episode of FT Politics, the Financial Times

podcast on British Politics. I'm Sebastian Payne and we're sitting here just as

Theresa May has announced there's going to be a general election on the 8th of June.

I'm delighted be joined by political commentator Miranda Green, political columnist Janan Ganesh and political editor George

Parker.

So George Parker, this really is the most extraordinary news.

There's been a lot of speculation on Westminster, Theresa may or may not, as she was termed

caller general election.

Why do you think she chosen to pull the trigger now?

Well, I'm told that she made the decision

whilst walking in the Welsh hills with her husband over

Easter. There have been a number of factors obviously playing into her

calculation. One is the extraordinary opinion polls showing the Tories more than

20 points ahead of labor. They will be the recognition that you can't get some of her domestic

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