Anniebach Quote [ It was a farce POGS . He couldn’t cope on the hustings and he has more protecting him than the queen does] End Quote
Anniebach, Theresa May called the 2017 general election because the Tories had a twenty point lead in the opinion polls and she was convinced the Labour party would be "wiped out" in parliament.
However, on the hustings, Jeremy Corbyn did exceptionally well, and on the result, Theresa May lost her overall majority in Parliament. That memory is most certainly why TM does not wish to call another general election at this time.
POGS Quote [ Can anybody tell me what Corbyn announced that was new yesterday? ] End Quote
POGS, the Labour party policy on Brexit was set at the party conference which was endorsed by the thirteen thousand delicate members that attended the conference. It set out the six "red lines" for that policy that anyone can read by a simple Google search. Therefore, it is not a Quetion of Jeremy Corbyn "flip, flopping" as he or any other party member cannot add anything new to that policy without the sanction of a recall conference.
Therefore yesterday's news conference was called to once again inform the electorate of the need for another general election in the light of this Tory government now completely falling apart.
Evidence for the above can be witnessed today (11/01/19) in that Conservative cabinet ministers are openly briefing against each other at a time when Britain undoubtedly confronts the largest crisis it has faced since the second world war.