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Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate Weighs In Ahead Of U.K. Election

Published June 7, 2017 at 11:52 AM CDT
Supporters of Britain's main opposition Labour Party await the arrival of the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, at a general election campaign event in Reading, west of London, on May 31, 2017. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of Britain's main opposition Labour Party await the arrival of the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, at a general election campaign event in Reading, west of London, on May 31, 2017. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)

The British election is Thursday, and while Prime Minister Theresa May is still ahead in the polls, support for Labour Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn has grown more than expected.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson checks in with Mike Katz (@mikekatz), the Labour Party parliamentary candidate for the London suburb of Hendon.

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