Theresa May won't call a snap election – voters don't want one

The temptation is obvious, but the EU referendum was enough excitement for most and there would be hurdles to clear

Will Theresa May try to call an early general election? With Labour in such obvious disarray and her own Commons majority consisting of just 12 possibly disloyal MPs, the temptation must be obvious. It’s an open goal, as Tim Montgomerie puts it in the Times(£). He’s not the only one.

My hunch is that the new prime minister will resist that temptation and be right to do so. Contrary to what political activists believe (at least they do for a while), most voters don’t want to be dragged to the polls more than is strictly necessary. They elect other people to worry for them, and the 23 June referendum was quite enough excitement for most.

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