Six weeks ago, the odds for the 8 June snap elections were stacked in Theresa May’s favour.
Backed by a poll lead of over 20 points, Conservative pundits expected a landslide win.
The main purpose of calling the snap election three years early was to give May a stonking majority that would provide her with a mandate to negotiate the terms of Britain leaving the EU – killing off the prospect of a second referendum on the exit terms.
As a bonus, the vote would flatten her op...
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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.