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Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, cheered the United Kingdom by promising four new bank holidays for the whole country when he becomes prime minister, for the patronal days of St David, St Patrick, St George and St Andrew. Asked about the replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent, he said: ‘I’ve made clear any use of nuclear weapons would be a disaster for the whole world.’ Three hours later, the Labour party put out a statement saying: ‘The decision to renew Trident has been taken and Labour supports that.’ The Communist Party decided not to field candidates against Labour.
Theresa May, the Prime Minister, visited South Wales, following a YouGov poll (for what it was worth) suggesting the Conservatives would gain 40 per cent of the vote in the principality with Labour at 30 per cent. She said that voters could choose between ‘lower taxes under the Conservatives or higher taxes under Labour’ but refused to say if her party would repeat its current manifesto undertaking not to raise income tax, National Insurance and VAT, nor would she guarantee the triple-lock on state pensions.
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