02 June, 2017
Her comments amount to a firm rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May's repeated claim that a vote for Jeremy Corbyn's party in next week's election would result in a "coalition of chaos" with Labour propped up by MPs from parties like the Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party or Greens.
A failure to win the election with a large majority would weaken May just as formal Brexit talks are due to begin, while the loss of her majority in parliament would pitch British politics into turmoil. At the start of the campaign Mrs May led by some 24 percentage points.
That left May with an eight-point advantage compared with 15 points in a poll that closed on May 23. Britons will vote in a general election on Thursday June 8.
"From the pollsters' point of view this is an experimental election".
"Because the promise of Brexit is great, the opportunities before us enormous", she said.
That would have uncertain consequences for Britain's $2.5 trillion economy, and future government policy on everything from government spending and corporate taxation to bond issuance.
May was heavily criticised by the other major parties for not appearing at a television debate on Wednesday, as opinion polls suggest a Conservative landslide is now not on the cards. The FTSE .FTSE posted its best month of the year, helped by a weaker pound.
Prime Minister Theresa May told supporters in northern England that Britain's vote almost one year ago to leave the European Union bloc will make a wealth of new opportunities available if voters leave her in charge after the June 8 vote.
YouGov said May was still the most favoured choice for prime minister, though her 43 percent rating is the lowest it has ever been.
During the speech, Mr Corbyn delivered one of his strongest attacks on Mrs May's integrity yet and asked voters to consider who they trust more.
Corbyn's party has trailed badly in the polls for most of the brief campaign season but has been gaining ground in recent surveys.
"Because together we can do great things".
Despite having repeatedly said that she meant to follow the UK's Fixed Term Parliament that would have seen the next general election held in 2020, May had called a snap poll in order to win a strong mandate for negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union (EU).
The Financial Times came out publicly for May, saying she was the safer bet, though The Sun newspaper, Britain's top selling paper, cautioned that May's campaign was far too defensive.
May had announced early on that she did not intend to attend any of the televised debates and would be focussing on door-to-door campaigning.
Meanwhile the probability that Mr Corbyn will still be leader of the Labour Party has increased.
"The Conservatives' reckless approach has left us isolated and marginalised, increasing the chances of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal, which would be the worst possible outcome for Britain", he told a campaign event in Basildon.
