...I don't think Labour had much choice about the timing, did they.
As I remember it, having resisted Boris's call since it started, the LDs and SNP both decided they would support a December election (based on the simple majority "notwithstanding" motion).
Labour were then caught in a position where the election would happen, and they would be accused of being "frit" because they opposed it.
The SNP subsequently "rowed back" somewhat on their stance, but the LDs didn't, and that was still just about enough on the numbers game to get the motion carried regardless.
Got a lot to answer for, those LDs (again).
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