showCASE 25: UK snap election: paving the way for a hard Brexit?

On April 18, British Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly announced that – despite her earlier assertions – she will hold a snap general election on June 8. Ostensibly, May seeks to secure a large parliamentary majority to diminish the power of opposition parties during Brexit negotiations. However, she also may be trying to neutralize (or at least quiet) hardline Brexiters within her own Conservative party, who have been advocating for a ‘train-crash’ Brexit. Read more