Polls the worst thing Britain could do now

A national election is the worst thing Britain could do now and would mean delaying Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday before a no confidence vote in parliament.

May said she was confident the government would win the vote.

"I believe (an election) is the worst thing we could do, it would deepen division when we need unity, it would bring chaos when we need certainty and it would bring delay when we need to move forward," May told parliament.

She also warned that there would be a long way to go to bring Britain back together after the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum.