British Prime Minister Theresa May maintained her strong lead in opinion polls ahead of next month's national election, with one analyst saying she was on course for the kind of huge success Margaret Thatcher enjoyed over 30 years ago. May is asking voters to strengthen her hand as she seeks a mandate for her plan to implement the result of last year's Brexit referendum by quitting the European Union's single market. An ORB poll had the Conservatives extending their lead over Labour by four points to 15 per cent. Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, was one of the Conservatives' most dominant leaders of the post-war years between 1979 and 1990. Blair, Britain's longest-serving Labour prime minister, was in office between 1997 and 2007.

Source: The Star May 06, 2017 23:15 UTC