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Boris Johnson promises 'transformative' Brexit as polls show him leading

There were some signs that Jeremy Corbyn's opposition Labour Party was closing the gap, but not by enough yet to keep the Conservatives out of power.

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Robert Hutton and Greg Ritchie | Bloomberg
With four days until the UK goes to the polls in a general election that will determine its relationship with the European Union, polls suggest that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority -- unless Brexit opponents can find a way to coordinate votes against him.

Polls in the Sunday newspapers all put Johnson’s Conservatives in the lead. There were some signs that Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition Labour Party was closing the gap, but not by enough yet to keep the Conservatives out of power.

“No one can rule out a surprise, especially after the surprise of 2017, but

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