British lawmakers set to approve PM May's June 8 election plan https://t.co/jqqq9aokcy
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/MaxFosterCNN/status/854281074427518976
"NOT ANOTHER ONE!"
Watch Brenda's reaction when I tell her that the PM wants a General Election. Safe to say, she's not impressed.#Bristol pic.twitter.com/IYEdGBryyZ
— Jon Kay ☕️ (@jonkay01) April 18, 2017
It's on! May v Corbyn! Not since the Man United v Millwall cup final has the nation had to make such an indifferent decision. #GE2017
— Danny Baker (@prodnose) April 18, 2017
The real reason Theresa May just called for a general election in 5 charts https://t.co/o0jpoHxdG7
— The Independent (@Independent) April 19, 2017
So the tone is set, in case there was ever any doubt. Seven more weeks of this, FFS…
DAILY MAIL: Crush the saboteurs #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/mqa3VXMYAU
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 18, 2017
I see the Scottish Daily Mail is not feeling quite brave enough to call 62% of the Scottish electorate "Saboteurs" then… #GE17 #ScotRef pic.twitter.com/nOz6HEVAdX
— Dr DJ Johnston-Smith (@AddictedToTweed) April 18, 2017
I try to avoid glib use of F word. But 'Crush the saboteurs' is the language of fascism. The Mail has form https://t.co/Oht4MnXWff
— MichaelWhite (@michaelwhite) April 19, 2017
That Daily Mail headline is awful, but the Sun is even more chilling: did it forget a Labour MP was murdered during the last national vote? pic.twitter.com/Xjl0FLuZrD
— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) April 19, 2017
How Theresa May kept her Cabinet in the dark about the snap election – but left them chanting: 'Five more years'https://t.co/HtVuKRWXmi pic.twitter.com/GDa7gzPSgd
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 19, 2017
Helen Pidd usually reports what she finds, not what she wants to find. This report feels about right https://t.co/pdnmvLlPy4
— MichaelWhite (@michaelwhite) April 19, 2017
So, you're saying there's a chance? https://t.co/3JeqiBHejv pic.twitter.com/RjlP1PTXLe
— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) April 19, 2017
Lib dems @vincecable rules out any post election coalition deal with Jeremy Corbyn #ge17
— norman smith (@Thehackandhound) April 19, 2017
Among May's reasons for going early was fear that Corbyn could quit after May local elections https://t.co/EKDp8lDwAP
— Friend of Deep State 🐋 (@PickardJE) April 18, 2017
Rather strange that a couple of hours after calling a #GeneralElection, the PM said she is not going to take part in TV debates. #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/4ZLOsTfSKd
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) April 18, 2017
Depressing that Theresa May will probably win the election without ever saying anything other than platitudes.
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) April 19, 2017
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WORLD
The European dream is over for Turkey https://t.co/SP4Xc5LQLw
— The Independent (@Independent) April 19, 2017
Incredibly, #France2017 is in its final days. At least for the first round. Still a four-way tie. https://t.co/GvlIhxF1rb via @bbgvisualdata
— Anne Swardson (@AnneinParis) April 19, 2017
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
JUST IN: Democrat Jon Ossoff finishes strong as special election heads to runoff https://t.co/m05W6hUkcW pic.twitter.com/1jKUjo67q7
— The Hill (@thehill) April 19, 2017
U.S. aircraft carrier went in wrong direction for days after White House threat https://t.co/QUwXhRvjHQ pic.twitter.com/d5Zjc0S9rb
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) April 19, 2017
The Overnight Note 