Corbyn Puts May on the Spot By Agreeing to Attend Debate

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2. Labour is gaining

General election: Labour close gap on Tories to six points, new poll shows
Labour put on 37 per cent, up three points on a week ago and six points behind the Tories

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-latest-labour-party-conservative-party-poll-survation-good-morning-britain-a7762371.html
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Corbyn is still way behind May but he gained 9 points last week. Apparently he did well in an earlier TV face-off. Looks like he's been supporting tax increases and opposed the Falklands war. From the NYT:

"Mr. Corbyn did well, keeping his cool and sense of humor, but had difficulty explaining away his past sympathies for groups like Hamas and Sinn Fein while trying to paint a picture of a better future with more money for nearly every social service coming from higher taxes on corporations and those earning more than 80,000 pounds a year, or about $103,000."

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/world/europe/britain-jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may-election.html