UK prime minister calls snap election after budget confidence vote fails
Downing Street confirmed a general election after enough government MPs abstained on the autumn spending review, triggering a constitutional crisis.
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Sophie RenardEurope reporter
Downing Street confirmed a general election after enough government MPs abstained on the autumn spending review, triggering a constitutional crisis.
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