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Thursday 1 June 2017
UK Labour chief challenges May to debate as race tightens

By JILL LAWLESS said.
Associated Press “I think debates where
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s the politicians are squab-
main opposition leader bling amongst themselves
castigated Prime Minister doesn’t do anything for the
Theresa May for refusing to process of electioneering.”
debate him on live televi- May called a snap parlia-
sion Wednesday, as nar- mentary election for June
rowing opinion polls inject- 8 — three years early — ar-
ed drama into the coun- guing that a bigger major-
try’s election campaign. ity for her Conservatives will
In a last-minute change of strengthen Britain’s hand in
plan, Labour Party leader Brexit negotiations with the
Jeremy Corbyn joined a European Union.
multiparty debate orga- When campaigning began
nized by the BBC in Cam- last month, polls showed
bridge. May has refused the Conservatives up to 20
to do any live TV debates, points ahead of Labour.
and Corbyn had previously Since then, the bombing
said he wouldn’t take part that killed 22 people at a
without her. Manchester concert and
But buoyed by rising poll some policy missteps by
ratings — and the chance May’s party have thrown
to make May look evasive Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, speaks during a campaign visit to Grand station in Wolver- the contest into uncertain-
— Corbyn changed his hampton in central England, Tuesday May 30, 2017. The parliamentary election takes place on ty.
mind. Thursday June 8. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP) The pound fell below $1.28
“I invite her to go to Cam- Wednesday, its lowest level
bridge and debate her pendence Party chief Paul from immigration to public her campaign of sound- in more than a month, after
policies, debate their re- Nuttall. spending, but were united bites is falling apart.” pollster YouGov suggested
cord, debate their plans, The Conservatives were in attacking May’s refusal At a campaign rally in Britain could be headed for
debate their proposals and represented by Home Sec- to appear. southwest England, May a hung Parliament in which
let the public make up their retary Amber Rudd, who “Theresa May called this denied she was running no party has an overall ma-
mind,” he said. accused Labour of hav- election because she is scared. jority.
Corbyn was joined at the ing a “money-tree, wish-list taking you for granted,” “I’ve been taking Jeremy YouGov stressed that was
debate by representatives manifesto and no plan for said Leanne Wood, leader Corbyn on directly week just one possible result of
of smaller parties, including Brexit.” of the Welsh party Plaid in and week out at Prime its research, which is based
Liberal Democrat leader The other participants trad- Cymru. “She won’t turn up Minister’s Questions” in the on a mix of polling and de-
Tim Farron and U.K. Inde- ed barbs over everything to these debates because House of Commons, she mographic modeling.q
Vucic sworn in as Serbia’s new president amid protests

parliament, Vucic’s sup- vote last month.
porters clashed with oppo- No incidents were report-
sition groups that were pre- ed.
vented from protesting in Vucic, a former ultranation-
downtown Belgrade. Op- alist turned self-declared
position groups said there pro-European Union re-
were no injuries. former, formally stepped
Later on Wednesday, a few down on Wednesday from
thousand people joined an his prime minister’s post af-
opposition protest against ter winning the presiden-
Vucic. tial election by a landslide
Carrying banners that in April. The opposition has
read “not our president” alleged irregularities during
or “against dictatorship,” the election campaign in-
opposition supporters cluding muzzling the media
marched through the Bel- and accuses Vucic of au-
grade city center, block- tocratic rule.
ing traffic while chanting “We must create a region
slogans against Vucic and where differences are an
blowing whistles. advantage and not the ba-
“There are two roads for sis for clashes,” Vucic said
Serbia: one led by Vucic, in his inaugural speech.
which is the road of dicta- “There have been enough
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic waves during an inauguration ceremony, in Belgrade, Ser- torship and destruction of burials in the Balkans, it is
bia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Vucic has been sworn in as Serbia’s president, telling his support- freedom, and the road of time to give birth,” he add-
ers that he will work on peace and stability in the Balkans. freedom and democracy ed, referring to the wars in
(AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic) cherished by the people the southern European re-
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Vucic was sworn in as Ser- war-weary Balkans while who gathered here to- gion in the 1990s in which he
Associated Press bia’s president on Wednes- strengthening the country’s day,” said liberal leader supported the expansion of
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — day, pledging to work for armed forces. Sasa Jankovic, who trailed Serbia’s borders at the ex-
Populist leader Aleksandar peace and stability in the Hours before the oath in Vucic at the presidential pense of its neighbors.q