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Wednesday 31 May 2017

In UK vote, Brexit takes back seat to home issues, terror

launch that managed to
is much more about what alienate older voters —
sort of Britain do you want
to live in, rather than Brex- usually among the party’s
staunchest supporters.
it.”
May became prime min- The Conservatives pro-
posed changing the way
ister after the June 2016
vote for Britain to leave the retirees pay for long-term
care — a policy the oppo-
EU toppled her predeces-
sor, David Cameron. She sition quickly labeled the
“dementia tax.” May was
called a snap parliamen-
tary election for June 8 — forced to make an em-
barrassing partial reversal,
three years early — arguing
that a bigger majority for and continued to flounder
when pressed about the is-
her Conservative Party will
strengthen Britain’s hand in sue Monday during a live
TV interview.
Brexit negotiations with the
other 27 EU nations. May is determined to put
Brexit back on center
May started the campaign
buoyed by polls giving her stage as the campaign
enters its final week. She
a double-digit lead over
the main opposition La- says she’s the only politi-
cal leader tough enough
bour Party.
But the gap has narrowed to face the EU in divorce
Labour
depicting
talks,
as the voters’ focus has
Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, speaks at the launch of the party’s race and faith manifesto moved away from Brexit to leader Jeremy Corbyn as a
at an event in Watford, England, Tuesday May 30, 2017. Britain votes in a parliamentary election domestic issues such as ed- die-hard socialist who lacks
on Thursday June 8. the backbone to stand up
(Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) ucation, health care and for Britain.
the impact of government
By JILL LAWLESS al election after less than a to the fore — voters were spending cuts. “I am clear about the in-
Associated Press year in office. showing a strong desire to Brexit slipped onto the struction I have been
LONDON (AP) — This was But the divisive issue hasn’t move on. back burner partly be- given, clear about what
supposed to be the Brexit dominated the campaign “It’s not mentioned as cause of the Manchester needs to be done, and
election. as many in Britain had ex- much as I’d thought,” tragedy, which killed 22 ready to get on with the
Britain’s vote to leave the pected. Even before a said Keir Starmer, Brexit people, wounded nearly job on day one, May said.
European Union made bomb ripped through a spokesman for the main 120 and sent grief rippling In contrast,
Theresa May the country’s concert arena in Manches- opposition Labour Party, across the country. But is she said Corbyn was un-
prime minister and is the ter on May 22 — halting the as he campaigned for also the result of Conserva- prepared and “will find
reason the Conservative campaign for several days re-election in a north Lon- tive missteps on social poli- himself alone and naked in
leader has called a nation- and bringing security issues don neighborhood. “This cies, including a platform the negotiating chamber
of the European Union.”
The problem is, neither
Putin: May nor her opponents

Russian meddling “fiction” invented by Democrats can spell out what deliver-
ing Brexit really means.
Will there be free trade
between Britain and the
By V. ISACHENKOV the hacking of Democratic others that they had noth- standing of what people bloc? Will Britons continue
Associated Press National Committee emails ing to do with it, their pol- wanted,” the Russian lead- to be able to live in the EU,
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s that yielded disclosures icy was right, they have er said in a reference to and Europeans in the U.K.?
President Vladimir Putin that proved embarrassing done everything well, but President Donald Trump. All this and more will be
has dismissed allegations for Hillary Clinton’s cam- someone from the outside Russia’s hopes for a new hammered out between
of Russian meddling in last paign. The claims of Rus- cheated them,” he contin- detente under Trump have Britain and the other EU na-
year’s U.S. presidential sian interference were driv- ued. “It’s not so. They sim- been shattered by con- tions in negotiations that
election as “fiction” invent- en by the “desire of those ply lost, and they must ac- gressional and FBI investi- begin on June 19.
ed by Democrats to divert who lost the U.S. elections knowledge it.” gations of the Trump cam- “There really is only a lim-
the blame for their defeat. to improve their standing,” The “people who lost the paign’s ties to Russia. In the ited amount you can say
In an interview with French Putin said in the interview vote hate to acknowledge Le Figaro interview, Putin about Brexit,” said Victoria
newspaper Le Figaro re- recorded during his Mon- that they indeed lost be- said the accusations of Honeyman, a lecturer in
leased Tuesday, Putin re- day visit to France. cause the person who won meddling leveled at Russia politics at the University of
affirmed his strong denial “They want to explain to was closer to the people have destabilized interna- Leeds.q
of Russia’s involvement in themselves and prove to and had a better under- tional affairs.q