Theresa May’s election battle intensifies as polls narrow
Sensing the momentum, opposition Labour party leader Corbyn makes a last-minute decision to attend a live television debate on Wednesday night while May declines
London — British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to shore up her general election campaign on Wednesday after one projection suggested she could lose her parliamentary majority, leaving the pound wobbling. The landslide victory May hoped to seal by calling a snap election for June 8 seemed less likely with eight days to go, with the polls narrowing and her Conservative party’s manifesto coming under scrutiny. The opposition Labour party, led by veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn, has gradually nibbled away at the Conservative lead in the polls, with the campaign back in full swing after the Manchester terror attack. But May insisted she had the best plan for taking Britain into negotiations over its exit from the European Union, which start 11 days after the election.
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