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Gap Between UK Tories, Labour Narrows to 1% Ahead of June General Election

© REUTERS / Russell Boyce/IllustrationPostal voting papers for the UK general election, which is due to take place June 8, 2017, are seen in this illustration picture taken May 26, 2017
Postal voting papers for the UK general election, which is due to take place June 8, 2017, are seen in this illustration picture taken May 26, 2017 - Sputnik International
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A fresh Survation poll shows that the gap between UK Labour Party and the Conservative Party narrowed to 1 percent with 4 days to go until snap general election on June 8.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The gap between UK Labour Party and the Conservative Party narrowed to 1 percent with 4 days to go until snap general election on June 8, a fresh Survation poll showed Sunday.

The survey by Survation for the Mail on Sunday newspaper showed that the voting intention figures for the Labour Party rose by 5 percent over the week, amounting now to 39 percent, while chances of the Tories drop by 6 points down to 40 percent.

The survey also showed that Liberal Democrats and the eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) might receive 8 and 5 percents respectively.

On April 18, May announced her decision to hold an early parliamentary election on June 8 to overcome divisions in the parliament and succeed in the negotiations with the European Union on Brexit.

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