There was a time when British media made fun of Labour leader Jeremy Corbin (JC) insisting that under his leadership, Labour will be reduced to fewer than 200 seats, Conservatives enjoying healthy 24% lead in the opinion poll that triggered the snap election.
Now reverse is true, while JC enjoys unimaginable universal support, in spite of his left leaning agenda, public wholeheartedly supporting his renationalization targets, namely railways, energy firms and Royal Mail where services have deteriorated beyond belief, once mighty, invincible PM May is seen as liability, even by her own party members. Once she enjoyed unprecedented 39% lead over JC, now JC has 1% lead and both parties are neck and neck in recent opinion poll. Could doomsday scenario become a reality!
Her recent announcement made from Japan where she is on official tour that she is “No Quitter” and party will fight 2022 election under her leadership is indeed an early cornucopia Christmas gift for Labour, in particular for JC who will not miss a single opportunity to humiliate her at their regular “Question Time” slot in HOC.
Worse aspect of her leadership is that she has learnt nothing from election humiliation. She still remains aloof, arrogant, surrounded by her cronies, as her visit to Grenfell Tower bear witness. She was in and out within minutes, in sharp contrast to JC who met victims, hugged, comforted and talked to them, giving media golden photo opportunity that grabbed headlines.
Her 1% pay rise to public employees, especially hard pressed nurses, interest rise on unpopular student loan debt, ever lengthening food-bank queues is another vote losing scenario. Her good fortune is that party is bare of credible challengers, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, once favourite, has performed even worse as FS than Mrs May as PM.
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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