Election 2017 – What’s going to happen?

Theresa May’s decision to call a snap General Election has taken everyone by surprise, not least because she had repeatedly said that under the 2011 Fixed Term Parliaments Act the next election would not be until 2020. She is not one to consult widely but plays her cards very close to her chest, which signally prevented even the tiniest of leaks in advance of her announcement of the 8 June poll.