General Election Midday Update: - Lab leader.....>

UK: General Election Midday Update:

- Lab leader Corbyn uses election launch speech to highlight what will likely

prove major manifesto pledges: nationalisation of railways, Royal Mail, and

water utilities, increase of national living wage to GBP10 per hour, second

Brexit referendum within 6 months.

- PM to press Conservative message of spending on NHS, education, stopping crime

with visits to hospital, school and police unit. 

- Lib Dems launch new slogans: 'Build a brighter future' and 'Stop Brexit'. 

- Last 24hrs opinion polling: 

--Ipsos MORI: Con 41% (+8), Lab 24% (=), LD 20% (-3), BXP 7% (-3). 

--YouGov: Con 36% (=), Lab 21% (-2), LD 18% (=), BXP 13% (+1). 

--Survation: Con 34% (+2), Lab 26% (+2), LD 19% (-2), BXP 12% (-1). 

- Betting Probabilities: Con majority 49.8%, No Overall Majority 44.1%, Lab

majority 5.2%. Yesterday Con 48.3%, NOM 45.7% and Lab 4.9%.