by Phil Gasper
June 6, 2017
Can the British Labour Party pull off an astounding come-from-behind victory in the UK general election this Thursday?
The odds still favor Theresa May’s Conservatives (known as the Tories), emerging as the biggest party. But on April 18, when May called the surprise election, her party was over 20 points ahead in the polls, and looked to be heading towards a landslide win.
Instead, Labour’s left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn has led a spirited campaign that has steadily closed the gap, with one recent poll showing Labour now just one percent behind the Tories.
The recent terror attacks in Manchester and London have also added to Corbyn’s momentum. He has expressed sympathy with the victims while also criticizing Britain’s support for the “war on terror” and military intervention in the Middle East, which he argues has only led to more terrorist attacks.
Six weeks ago, the UK general election (which takes place today), was shaping up to be a Tory landslide, but the polls have tightened as Jeremy Corbyn has run the Labour Party's most left-wing campaign in over 40 years. --PG
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