Britons on May 23 were looking forward to a summer general election slotted for July 4, but said they were surprised by the timing of the announcement.
"Everything's falling apart...bring it on," said 29-year-old coffee shop worker, Kitty McMurray.
"A bit of a weird decision, you know, why are they doing it now?" Asked security engineer Tony Westgarth. "I'll be quite happy when it comes along."
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday for July 4, saying Britons would be able to choose their future in a vote his Conservatives are widely expected to lose to the opposition Labour Party after 14 years in power.
Ending months of speculation as to when he would call a new vote, Sunak, 44, stood outside his Downing Street office in pouring rain and called the election several months earlier than expected - a risky strategy with his party far behind Labour in the opinion polls.
Almost shouting to be heard above an anthem of Labour's election victory in 1997 under former prime minister Tony Blair being played by protesters outside Downing Street's gates, Sunak listed what he said were his achievements in government, not only as prime minister but also as a former finance minister.
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