May loses gamble, media eats humble pie


HATS, crow and humble pie. These are what British political commentators, who got their forecasts on the June 8 snap general election utterly wrong, are eating these days.

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party held a 17-seat majority in parliament when she took over the helm from David Cameron in July last year.

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Opinion , M. Veera Pandiyan , columnist

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