Ex-Tory leader Hague wants early election to make Theresa May more attractive to EU ahead of Brexit

Former Conservative leader William Hague has called for snap elections to give Prime Minister Theresa May more “legitimacy” in the eyes of EU leaders and Parliament ahead of Brexit negotiations.


Hague has suggested scrapping the Fixed-Term Parliament Act passed in 2011, under which the PM cannot dissolve Parliament before the five-year term is up, unless there is a Commons vote where two-thirds of MPs back early elections.

 The act could also be overridden if there is a vote of no confidence in the government.

“We have a new prime minister and Cabinet facing the most complex challenges of modern times: Brexit negotiations, the Trump administration, the threat from Scottish nationalists, and many other issues,” Hague wrote in an opinion piece for the Telegraph.

“There is no doubt that they would be in a stronger position to take the country through these challenges successfully if they had a large and decisive majority in the Commons and a new full term ahead of them.”

Early elections would help May’s government garner support for Brexit not only in the EU but also in Parliament, according to Hague.
 RT.COM
7/3/17