UK Conservatives Likely to Win Over Labour in General Election With 14% Lead

The UK Labour party improved its projected share of the votes in the upcoming June 8 general election since last Monday, but the ruling Conservative party is still expected to win by a landslide, a poll revealed Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Guardian/ICM survey showed that the Tories lost 1 percent while Labour gained 5 percentage points of the projected vote since May 15, with the two main parties now at 47 against 33 percent respectively.

The poll also revealed that support for the Liberal Democrats stood at 9 percent and that of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) at 4 percent.

On April 18, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced her decision to hold an early parliamentary election at the start of June to overcome divisions in the parliament and succeed in the negotiations with the European Union on Brexit.

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