Far from ‘strong and stable’, May’s economic plan is weak and unstable

Labour has won the battle of the manifestos with policies that can deliver better growth whereas the PM's offering more of the same: cuts

Had Theresa May come back from her Easter walking holiday and decided against holding a general election, few would have blamed her. Going to the country on 8 June was always a gamble, as has become evident the longer the campaign has gone on.

Consider the reasons for caution. It is mid-term when governments tend to be unpopular. The public is sick of politics after the 2014 Scottish referendum, the 2015 general election and last year's EU referendum. May had a workable majority and had vowed to go the distance.

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