If anyone thought the political maelstrom of 2016 was a freak occurrence and things would settle down again, the first few months of this year have dispelled any such notions.
At a time when you might expect the Government to knuckle down to the task of Brexit negotiations, prime minister Theresa May threw a curve ball in the form of the snap General Election, scheduled for 8 June.
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