UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has cut down the gap between his party and Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party to only one point, raising the stakes in the June 8 general election, according to a new poll.
The poll commissioned by The Mail on Sunday put Labour behind the ruling Conservatives 39 to 40, hinting at a 6-point drop in support for May’s party from the same poll two weeks ago.
Following the two main contenders were the Liberal Democrats, who remained unchanged at eight percent. UK Independence Party (UKIP) was next with five percent, one point up from the previous poll.
With only five days left until the Election Day, the new scores show a lot more is at stake for the Tories, who were initially viewed as the winners.
In mid-April, when May called for a snap vote to strengthen his position in the talks with the European Union (EU) over Britain’s exit from the bloc, her party held a 20-point lead over Corbyn’s.
However,…