It's 'time to take out the trash'.
The remodelled constituencies would have given the Conservatives a bigger majority in 2019 than they achieved.
The Tories can afford to lose up to 46 seats before their notional 2019 majority would be wiped out.
Rishi Sunak surprised Westminster by calling the election earlier than had been widely expected.
The announcement was made 14 years to the month since the Conservatives were first elected into government.
ITV's Anushka Asthana also says that the July 4th date has been confirmed to people internally.
The call comes as Ireland, Norway and Spain announced they would recognise the territory.
It comes amid speculation that the prime minister could be preparing to call a snap election in July.
Ministers have been summoned to a Cabinet meeting at 4pm, with insiders saying an announcement is expected at 5pm.
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