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LONDON, May 21, (APP/AFP) – British Prime Minister
Theresa May’s Conservatives have lost some of their substantial
lead over the opposition Labour party, opinion polls showed Sunday
after both sides published their manifestos for the June 8 election.
The governing centre-right party is still on course for a
comfortable victory, but no longer enjoys the 20-point lead that
provoked talk of a landslide at the start of the campaign.
Newspaper commentators warned of a backlash against May’s
proposed plan to address the rising cost of social care for the
elderly, which could see higher bills for many people.