Theresa May announces general election, Twitter explodes with memes

On Tuesday morning, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that there will be another general election on 8 June.

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Unsurprisingly, Twitter had a few things to say about that. The second the news was out, social media was packed with the usual avalanche of jokes, gifs, and memes.

Many people weren't too thrilled by the news.

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— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) April 18, 2017

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— 'Emily Reynolds' (@rey_z) April 18, 2017

There were also many, many tweets about the Labour party and Jeremy Corbyn (Labour have been polling pretty badly lately, and many don't think their future is looking too bright right now). Read more...

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