Left-wing wild card leaps ahead in UK opposition race: poll

[WorldNews]

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A left-wing lawmaker who entered the leadership race of Britain's opposition Labour party as a wild card may be on course to win with a commanding lead, a poll showed late Monday. Support for Jeremy Corbyn, 66, a veteran socialist and anti-nuclear campaigner, has increased to give him the backing of over half of those eligible to vote in the contest, according to the poll by YouGov. "I would personally be astonished if Corbyn does not end up as Labour's leader," wrote YouGov president Peter Kellner, while acknowledging the race could change before voting ends in a month's time.

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