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Amid the uncertainty of a hung parliament, what can hardly be overstated about the 2017 general election result is just how much of a disaster it represents for Theresa May. Having called an unnecessary election believing herself in a position of barely-precedented strength - despite repeatedly vowing no snap election, with her spokesman reiterating the point less than a month...

As Theresa May decided after all to call a snap general election, which will now take place in just seven weeks' time on 8 June, too few commentators called May out for what amounts to a brazen and deceitful display of political opportunism. Rather than questioning the strength of her leadership or calling her a liar, they simply threw...