No 10 sources say UK could be edging closer to a December election

PM may adopt Lib Dem-SNP plan to bypass Labour and call election by act or amendment. Britain could be edging closer to a December election after the Liberal Democrats abandoned their focus on a second referendum to push for an election plan that could circumvent Labour’s opposition, bringing tentative support from Downing Street. A formal proposal by the Lib Dems and Scottish National party to seek an election on 9 December by amending the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (FTPA) was dismissed b