opposed to a hard brexit, keep us in the single market and give britain the strong opposition it needs. we ll have the details and the reaction to today s announcement from westminster and around the united kingdom. in scotland, the first minister says the vote can strengthen the demands for a second independence referendum. it is very clear the prime minister s announcement today is one all about the narrow interests of her own party, not the interests of the country overall. this will be the third uk wide vote in the space of two years, we ll be asking voters how keen they are. not another one? oh, for god s sake. i can t stand this. there s too much politics going on at the moment. why does she need to do it? also on tonight s programme. on the ground with iraqi troops in mosul, in a now painstaking battle to retake the city from so called islamic state. this battle has been raging for more than two hours and it s over a matter of streets they re fighting. prince william f
opportunism. it is very clear that the prime minister s announcement todayis the prime minister s announcement today is all about the narrow interest of her party, not the country overall. nicola sturgeon can t have a referendum on independence before 2020 because it would create uncertainty, she said. a general election creates more uncertainty. we will fight it hard. and at 11:30pm we will look at how the front pages cover the call for a snap election withjoe watts the front pages cover the call for a snap election with joe watts from the independent and laura parents, conservative commentator. good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. the pm took everyone by surprise to date, announcing her intention to call an election on the eighth of june, three years earlier than the date set down by law. theresa may says it is about certainty and stability before the brexit process. her opponents accuse her of breaking her word and pursuing a cynical plan for party political advant
to prevent any such posts the future. hello. britain s premise has taken just about everybody by surprise by announcing her intention to call a general election on june eight, three years earlier than the date set down by law. theresa may says this is all about getting stability and certainty before the brexit process. her opponents say she s pursuing a cynical plan for party political advantage. this report from the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. did she surprise them? did she surprise you? did theresa may even surprise herself? her biggest decision as prime minister, taken only days ago. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth ofjune. that was not her plan. but she says to get brexit done, she needs more support around here. in recent weeks, labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the european union. the liberal democrats have said th
and the man who posted video of a murder on facebook is dead. the company s boss promises to do more to prevent any such postings in future. hello. britain s prime minister has taken just about everyone by surprise by announcing her intention to call a general election on june the eighth three years earlier than the date set down by law. theresa may says it s all about gaining certainty and stability ahead of the brexit process. her opponents say she s pursuing a cynical plan for party political advantage. this report from the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. did she surprise them? did she surprise you? did theresa may even surprise herself? her biggest decision as prime minister, taken only days ago. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth ofjune. that was not her plan. but she says to get brexit done, she needs more support around here. in recent weeks, labour have t
more to prevent any such postings in future. hello. britain s prime minister has taken just about everyone by surprise by announcing her intention to call a general election on june the eighth three years earlier than the date set down by law. theresa may says it s all about gaining certainty and stability ahead of the brexit process. her opponents say she s pursuing a cynical plan for party political advantage. this report from the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg. did she surprise them? did she surprise you? did theresa may even surprise herself? her biggest decision as prime minister, taken only days ago. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election to be held on the eighth ofjune. that was not her plan. but she says to get brexit done, she needs more support around here. in recent weeks, labour have threatened to vote against the final agreement we reach with the european union. the liberal dem