LONDON: The British parliament dissolved on Thursday (May 30) ahead of a Jul 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule. Five weeks of
Five weeks of campaigning officially began as 650 seats of members of parliament became vacant at one minute past midnight in line with the electoral schedule.
After 14 years in opposition, the Labour Party now has the chance to win back power with its leader Keir Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, at the helm.Trailing double digits behind Labour in polls, the ruling party also faced a mass exodus of parliamentarians, some throwing in the towel in the face of bleak chances of victory.
Steve Baker, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, stood by his decision to continue his vacation in Greece, saying that he would be preparing his campaign there. Polls put Labour on average at 45 per cent of voting intentions, against 23 per cent for the Tories, suggesting that, given the simple-majority voting system, Labour will enjoy a very large win.
After a resounding defeat under left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2019, Starmer has pushed the party to the centre in a bid to win back voters, including by purging Corbyn and making moves to root out anti-Semitism.
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