Kallum Pickering

5 things to know about the U.K. general election this week

Here we go again: Brits are headed to the polls for another crucial vote, less than a year after the Brexit referendum.

U.K voters will cast their ballots on Thursday, June 8, in a “snap,” or out-of-cycle, general election called by Prime Minister Theresa May, the leader of the Conservative Party, just seven weeks ago.