UK Prime Minister Theresa May is positioned to win the early general election, says former PM Tony Blair, citing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s poor polling numbers.
“If the polls are right, we know who’s going to be Prime Minister on 9 June. That’s not the issue,” Blair told Sky News on Thursday. “It’ll be Theresa May if the polls are right.”
According to an ICM opinion poll for the Guardian newspaper released on Monday, 48 percent of British voters said they would vote for the Conservative Party, while support for Labour hovered at around 27.
The Liberal Democrats were on 10 percent with the pro-Brexit UK Independence Party (UKIP) on 7 percent, both down a percentage point.
“I think the most powerful argument for Labour in this election – because of the way the polls are, and the way the opinion polls are and the leadership issue – the most powerful argument for Labour is to say it’s important for our democracy that the Government is held…