Theresa May rules out early election despite favourable opinion poll predictions
THERESA May ruled out an early election despite a forecast that she could nearly quadruple her majority.
Analysis suggests the Tory majority would jump from 12 to 44 if she went to the polls now
Professor John Curtice, president of the British Polling Council, said analysis of opinion polls published since she took power showed the Tory majority would jump from 12 to 44 if she went to the polls now – largely because of a rout of Labour.
But yesterday Mrs May said in an interview: “This isn’t about political games, it’s about what is right for the country.
“I think an early general election would introduce a note of instability for people."
Her comments came as she also issued a stern message to politicians attempting to “subvert” the EU referendum as she declared “there is no such thing” as choosing between a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit.
This isn’t about political games, it’s about what is right for the country
In her opening speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Theresa May spoke out against those still agitating against the historic vote to quit the EU on June 23.
To cheers from party members, she repeated her vow to kickstart Brexit before March next year and to create an “independent, sovereign United Kingdom” free from Brussels’ rule with a Great Repeal Act to scrap EU law.
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Mrs May said: “Even now, some politicians – democratically-elected politicians – say that the referendum isn’t valid, that we need to have a second vote.
“Others say they don’t like the result, and they’ll challenge any attempt to leave the European Union through the courts.
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“But come on. The referendum result was clear. It was legitimate. It was the biggest vote for change this country has ever known.
“Brexit means Brexit – and we’re going to make a success of it.”