Not an election please

It does seem over dramatic to announce an election I would have thought.

Johnson making a statement this afternoon

Must just stick the sheets out make coffee and put on the tv!!

As it's from the pulpit it is a big announcement surely, she used it when she became PM, Cammeron used it when he resigned

Some old friends of ours are visiting for the day - due to arrive soon. I will defer the delight of knowing what the statement is about until after they have gone. I just hope against hope that she is not about to involve us with Trump and his international games. Or maybe she has just had enough of the job - and who could blame her?

There should have been a set of 4 "*" between "gives a " ...and "about calories".

There goes my riverwalk - I'll be glued to Laura Keunssberg instead for the next couple of hours!

It might be a storm in a teacup

It won't be war as there would be more rumours. It might be something like distancing ourselves from Trumps ramblings.

Yes fixed term can't be got rid of just like that can it?

Must have a look on twitter

daphne get a grip - but seriously, we can all be worried, but panicking up front (I am sure you are NOT panicking, just voicing fears) does nothing bar raise the blood pressure.
As my mum would have said when I asked what was for lunch/tea
"Wait and see"
And have another cup of coffee, and maybe a Danish because if we are all going to hell in a handcart who gives a about calories.

I think she's going to resign!

A fixed term parliament is not written in stone

I hope we're not going to war.

Presumably it wouldn't be impossible to rid us of the Fixed Term in a hurry if necessary, would it?

I don't see how it could be an election with the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, but who knows?

Interesting isn't it.

I will go for a General Election 1st

Theresa May resigning 2nd.

As only a handful of people know it is wait and see if it something or nothing.

Sterling has just dropped within the last few minutes. If you have any foreign currency and want to take a risk, buy sterling,because it will possibly rise again this afternoon.

PS.Don't blame me if it all goes wrong.

I need a brandy not a coffe, better still a Valium

Hell bells, I only resigned as chair in my local party last Saturday had several telephone calls already , please not an election,please

Oh well! We'll have to be patient. Time to mow the lawn, hoover downstairs, put washing in the washing machine and unload the dishwasher...or have another cup of coffee. Decisions, decisions!

It was announced by No 10 to the media and has been reported on BBC and Sky

It's all over Twitter kitty.

It could be, because it was only a month ago that she said there wouldn't be one and she seems rather good at U-turns.

Royal Family, War, Resignation??

Or Second Referendum!!

I can't find a reference to that Annie, where did you see it?

Surely not! Doesn't the Fixed-Term Parliament Act preclude that possibility right now .

I don't think I could take the strain of it all

She is making an announcement from the pulpit outside No.10 , serious

Oh no!!!