Today the Prime Minister announced that a General Election will be held on Thursday 8th June and that they will shortly take the necessary steps in Parliament to ensure that this can happen. Here is what the Prime Minister said today on the steps of No 10: Theresa May: "I have just chaired a meeting of Cabinet where we agreed that the Government should call a general election to be held on the 8th June. I want to explain the reasons for that decision, what will happen next an