British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has sharply fallen in the run-up to next week’s general election.
A opinion poll published on Friday shows that May’s lead has shrunk to five points from 15 points two weeks ago.
The Ipsos MORI poll also shows that the Conservatives’ share of the vote has decreased to 45 percent.
Four similar surveys were released in May with one showing the gap between the two parties halving to nine points.
Although previous polls conducted in the early stages of campaigning indicated that May was on course for a landslide with a majority of up to 150 seats, the new polls depicted rather a bleak prospect for the Conservatives.
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Meanwhile, the YouGov poll released on Thursday showed that Corbyn is now London’s favorite candidate for the British prime minister as his party has opened a 17-point lead over the ruling Conservatives in the capital.
The poll sees Corbyn…