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1st LD: UK PM to make statement amid snap election speculation

Xinhua, April 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

British Prime Minister Theresa May is going to make a statement at 11:15 a.m. (1015 GMT) Tuesday amid speculation that a snap election could be called.

May is scheduled to make her statement immediately following a meeting of her Cabinet.

But a Downing Street No. 10 spokesperson told Xinhua they won't speculate on the topic.

The latest speculation came nearly one month after the prime minister officially triggered the Brexit process.

May once ruled out the possibility that no snap election would be called before 2020. Endi