Its very clear the Prime Ministers announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. We have the opportunity to give the british people the chance to change the direction of the country, to be opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the Single Market and give britain the decent, strong opposition it deserves. And how do voters feel about a second General Election in two years . Not another one . Oh, for gods sake, i cant stand this. Theres too much politics going on at the moment. Why does she need to do it . We will be looking at why the Prime Minister has decided to call for an election now and how the vote in seven weeks time could alter the political landscape. And we will have more reaction to the Prime Ministers plans throughout the day here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six from downing street, where this morning the Prime Minister called for a snap General Election onjune the 8th. Theresa
elsewhere in the world. strengthening ties with india has been a priority for this uk government. this is liz truss third visit there, in just over a year. the uk wants to increase cooperation in defence, cybersecurity a new treaty on that was signed today, thursday. and of course, trade. there s a future uk india trade deal on the cards, hailed as a post brexit prize. this former british diplomat thinks that trade deal won t be enough. i m doubtful about whether this prize is really available anyway. various british governments have tried to do free trade deals with india the eu has tried to do one. none of them have succeeded, and here s why we take a warm, nostalgic, and fuzzy view of relations with india. i think the indians are ruthlessly unsentimental and totally driven by national interest when it