Brexit, the Conservatives and the General Election 2017

Theresa May called a general election in 2017, hoping to increase her Parliamentary majority and to strengthen her authority in negotiating Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. Although her Conservative party ended up as the largest party she lost her majority in the House of Commons. The 2016 referendum, which voted for Britain to leave foreshadowed new patterns of political alignment and these could be seen in the general electio