UK polls turning out to be a close call, making 'hard Brexit' unlikely

FOR the second time in as many weeks, campaigning for this Thursday's general elections in the UK was temporarily suspended after yet another senseless terrorist attack in the country. Last Saturday's mayhem at London Bridge when a private-hire van rammed into the crowds at the popular attraction claimed seven lives and wounded at least 50 others.

Just two weeks ago, a bomber detonated a device outside the Manchester Arena just after a concert. In March, a month before Prime Minister Theresa May called fo…