Sky News political analyst Faisal Islam has stated that the
recently announced snap general election is all about joining mechanism and
buying time to strike a final Brexit agreement with Brussels.
Having triggered Article 50, it is becoming clear that a lot
of things are going out of the government’s control, even as it was predicted
that the UK economy may not get in any way better within the next three years.
With the current internal crisis in the Labour Party, one
would have seen Jeremy Corbyn being replaced with more accepted leader.
But with the current situation within the opposition, the PM
contesting any election now would give her more chances of winning with a huge
majority.
According to opposition MPs a path to "many
by-elections", could possibly been seen that could cost the PM her slim
majority.
Even the tiniest possibility that this might be true would
have made anyone think long and hard about an option which removes this risk.
On the other hand, the current Parliament, under the
Conservative Government has been accused of failing to pass its biggest fiscal
measures in all of its three Budgets.
This may be because Budget document was beginning to look
like a consultation paper, ready to be unpicked by the likes of
Treasury-slaying Tory backbencher Stephen McPartland.
Thus, calling for a General Election makes the PM look in
control - and helps her win more control.
The irony of course being she is not in control because of
the Fixed Term Parliament Act.
Therefore, if the PM wins the June 8 election
overwhelmingly, it will mean that, the electorates have said, go ahead you have
our full support and mandate to strike the best possible deal for our country.
So by the time of the 2022 General Election, there is the
opportunity for her to sign a final trade deal with the EU. Knowing that 2019
may not be feasible to sign a trade deal in the Brexit negotiation. Thus, a
snap election is a low risk way to maintain and consolidate control, and
crucially to buy time.
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