Theresa May Projected to Lose Her Majority in U.K. Parliament

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 85%. (I'm a bot)The opposition Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, was projected to be on track for 267 seats, up 35 from 2015, significantly elevating his standing after predictions that his party would be further weakened in the election.The Scottish National Party was projected to be down to 32 seats from 56, while the centrist Liberal Democrats were projected to win 11 seats, up from 3 in 2015.The forecast raised the prospect that neither major party would be able to form a working majority.The former chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, said that if Mrs. May lost her majority it would be "Completely catastrophic" for her and the Conservative Party."Even if May manages to cling on to a majority, we see a real risk that her leadership is challenged, especially following an unsuccessful election campaign that has managed to both weaken her personal credibility and make far-left Labour leader Corbyn relevant again," he said.Her party's manifesto was also vague on figures, and her effort to find more funds for social benefits backfired when she announced, with little consultation with her cabinet colleagues, her intention to charge the better-off more for extended benefits, saying that old people could keep assets up to 100,000 pounds, including the value of their homes.At the same time, Mr. Corbyn, who survived an attempt last year by his own members of Parliament to unseat him as Labour leader, had a very good campaign.Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: campaign#1Party#2more#3Labour#4poll#5Post found in /r/worldnews.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here. via /r/autotldr http://ift.tt/2s21rDE