May Battles Against Complacency as U.K. Election Lead Slips Away
- Measure of the pound’s volatility is at highest since October
- May reverts to Brexit rhetoric with campaign in final stretch
May, Corbyn Face Off in U.K. Election Q&A
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Theresa May began the U.K. election campaign warning that pollsters giving her a 20-point lead could be wrong. With her lead now slashed, she’s hoping they really are.
A series of missteps by May and her advisers, along with a populist Labour campaign, have put the prime minister on the defensive. Activists no longer laugh when she raises the prospect of a Corbyn victory at her rallies and some have questioned the wisdom of building a campaign around her own personal brand, urging people to vote for “Theresa May and her team.”