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The Future of Europe: Surprise UK snap election all about Brexit (part 1)

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Five days before the French vote, a friendly reminder from across the Channel: Theresa May springing the surprise of a snap general election in June to shore up support for the conservatives. What happens if she gets her wish? And what does it mean for France where two of the candidates both share Brexiteers' Eurosceptic views. Could there really one day soon be a Frexit?

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