Labour Privately Preparing for a U.K. Election Defeat
- Candidates and officials say they expect party to lose ground
- Tory and Labour strategies suggest battle is in Labour seats
Why the U.K. is Heading to the Polls… Again
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Forget projections putting Labour within spitting distance of the Conservatives in the June 8 election. Privately, officials and candidates in the U.K.’s main opposition party are preparing to lose dozens of seats.
A YouGov Plc model jolted markets a week ago by suggesting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn would have a shot at forming a government. On Tuesday, it had him winning between 230 and 300 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, up from 229.