UK Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed the prospect of a general election before Brexit , saying it would " not be in the national interest " . The next general election is scheduled for 2022 , but labour is pushing for an early vote should MPs reject a deal negotiated between the UK and the EU . Speaking during a trip to New York , May said that she was keen on making promises and repeated her belief that no deal would be better than a bad deal .
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has dismissed the prospect of a general election before Brexit, saying it would "not be in the national interest". The next general election is scheduled for 2022, but Labour is pushing for an early vote should MPs reject a deal reached between the UK and the EU. Speaking during a trip to New York, May said that she was focused on delivering Brexit and repeated her belief that no deal would be better than a bad deal.