Theresa May Rules Out An Autumn General Election Before Brexit theguardian.com

Theresa May has ruled out the idea of another general election before Brexit day, saying it “would not be in the national interest”.

Speculation about the idea of an autumn election to break the Brexit deadlock within the government has increased since the prime minister’s Chequers plan got a cool reception from EU leaders in Salzburg.

And at Labour’s party conference in Liverpool this week there have been repeated calls from John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, and other senior party figures for a swift election to allow the public to say whether they are happy with May’s Brexit negotiations.