Britons are set to take to the polls for their fourth major vote in less than five years, but will this latest roll of the dice pay off for PM Boris Johnson?
It marks their fourth major vote in less than five years and is the first December election since 1923.
Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal agreement negotiated with the European Union was voted down three times, eventually forcing her resignation. When Boris Johnson became leader in July, he negotiated a new deal with the EU, which gained in principle support of MPs, after a harsh crackdown on those who voted against the government.
It’s also worth noting that when Conservatives say “get Brexit done” what they really mean is get the Withdrawal Agreement done – which sets out the terms of leaving the EU. Discussion of what the actual future relationship between Britain and the EU will look like hasn’t even started yet. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn is an old school socialist who is anti nuclear weapons and was against the invasion of the Iraq war. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images.Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats are the obvious beneficiaries from those who don’t support the Conservatives but can’t abide Corbyn’s left-wing plans or tepid response to stamping out anti-Semitism.
In Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party is also a major contender. A “remain alliance” of Labour, the Lib Dems, and SNP is the biggest threat to a Tory majority with the parties advocating “tactical voting” to achieve that outcome. Labour wants to start a Green Industrial Revolution, hold a second vote on Brexit, provide a real living wage of £10 an hour with more money spent on social care paid through by tax rises for those earning over £80,000 a year.
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