Theresa - What WERE You Thinking?

Bombshell secret memo reveals Theresa May defied a warning that her snap Election was a 'huge risk' and could backfire. Mail.

• 'Killer memo' by her Australian-born Tory Election guru Sir Lynton Crosby 
• Crosby told May in stark terms there was 'a lot of risk' in calling a snap ballot
• He said voters were desperate to 'avoid uncertainty' but May ignored him

By SIMON WALTERS POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

PUBLISHED: 01:17, 3 September 2017.

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A bombshell secret memo that shows Theresa May ignored a warning that her snap Election was a 'huge risk' and could backfire has been leaked to The Mail on Sunday.

The 'killer memo' was written by her Australian-born Tory Election guru Sir Lynton Crosby in April, days before May announced the surprise June 8 poll. 

In it, Crosby, known as the 'Wizard of Oz' because of his record of election campaign successes, told her in stark terms there was 'a lot of risk' in calling a snap ballot. 

Voters were desperate to 'avoid uncertainty' – but by going to the polls, May was doing the exact opposite, Crosby warned.