May announces general election on June 8

British Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday announced a plan to call a snap general election for June 8.(Getty)The surprise announcement is aimed at strengthening her party's mandate and "to guarantee certainty and security for years ahead," she said.Britain is preparing for life after its departure from the European Union and May said that the country needs the election in order to "make a success of Brexit.""We need a general election and we need one now," she said. "We have at this moment a one-off chance to get this done."In June last year, Britain voted in a historic referendum to leave…READ FULL ARTICLE