Subscriber OnlyPoliticsU.K. Gears Up for Brexit-Driven Election That Boris Johnson Can't CallRoute to an early vote is complicated by 2011 legislationSpeculation among MPs still rife about plebiscite in the fallBrexit's Impact on Gilts, the Pound and the U.K. EconomyByRobert Hutton+FollowAugust 13, 2019, 11:00 PM UTCUpdated onAugust 14, 2019, 11:55 AM UTCFollow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff talk about an imminent general election as though it were a fact, and on Tuesday, a Conservative politician accidentally published a draft email about his “GE2019 team.”