Labour on the rise but May’s lead remains high
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THREE opinion polls showed a rise in support for Britain’s opposition Labour Party, although Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives maintained a commanding lead ahead of a June 8 election expected to define the terms of the country’s exit from the European Union.
The polls published late on Saturday showed May’s Conservatives remained between 11 and 17 points ahead of Labour — still enough to deliver a clear victory as she seeks a mandate for her plan to implement the result of last year’s Brexit referendum by quitting the EU’s single market.
However, the polls showed the gap had closed from leads of up to 25 points reported a week earlier. One poll by YouGov showed the Conservative lead over Labour had fallen to 13 points, compared with 23 points a week earlier.
The latest YouGov poll found that 44 percent were set to back the Conservatives, down from 48 percent on April 23. Support for Labour climbed to 31 percent from 25 percent.
May surprised financial markets and political rivals last month by saying she would look to hold an early election on June 8 to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks.
She sought yesterday to portray her party as capable of delivering a good Brexit deal.
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