How will the terrorist attacks in London affect the British election?

The successive terrorist attacks have complicated the election of the British general election, but the terrorist attacks themselves will not affect the election results, but will affect the direction of Britain's domestic and foreign policies after the election.

On June 8th, the general election will be held in Britain. However, the road to election in Britain is not smooth. First, on May 22nd, a large-scale terrorist attack occurred in Manchester, England, and the election campaign in full swing was suspended. After another wave of unrest, there was another terrorist attack in London on the evening of June 3, so that Prime Minister May said "enough" in her speech yesterday? .

The successive terrorist attacks will undoubtedly complicate the election. First, the rhythm of the election was disrupted. For publicity, Mei traveled all over Scotland, Wales and England, and even went deep into the traditional constituencies of the Labour Party to win the hearts of the people. After the terrorist attack, she had to suspend the original plan and rush back to the Prime Minister's Office to respond positively. The second is to influence the focus of the debate. Since March this year, there have been three terrorist attacks in Britain, and the police have also foiled five attempted plots. Terrorist attacks seem to have become the "new normal", which has a great impact on people's psychology. This makes it necessary for candidates of all political parties to express their views on security issues in order to win the support of voters; Third, the terrorist attacks provided "ammunition" for the opposition party to attack the Conservative Party. After the suicide bombing in Manchester caused a large number of casualties, Labour Party leader Corbin criticized the Conservative Party for cutting police funds when it was in power and questioned the anti-terrorism ability of the Mei government.

But things always split in two, and terrorist attacks have their advantages for the Conservative Party. Mei served as home secretary for six years before becoming prime minister, and was famous for her tough hand. During the campaign, she emphasized that she has rich experience in counter-terrorism and is the best person to provide "strong and stable leadership". She retaliated by calling Labor Party leader Corbin "weak" and unable to lead the country. After the terrorist attacks in Manchester City, Mei's response was well organized. After the attack in London, Mei insisted on not changing the election date, showing a strong attitude of "not bowing to terrorism". Judging from the polls, Mei's advantage over Corbin is still obvious.

judging from the recent elections in Britain, the fundamental factors affecting the election results are the domestic economic situation and social policies in Britain, and security issues rank lower. For example, many polls show that health care, immigration, economy and Brexit are the priority issues that British voters pay attention to in this election. Recently, the leading edge of the Conservative Party has been reduced from 2% to about 3%, mainly because its social welfare and tax proposals have annoyed middle-aged and elderly voters.

In addition, the economic situation in Britain has also aroused public concern. The short-term economic growth after the referendum in 216 is mainly driven by consumption. However, due to rising prices and slowing wage growth, the driving force of consumption on the British economy has become insufficient.

The successive terrorist attacks have put pressure on Mei, and her re-election as prime minister is no longer a shoo-in. Whether May or Corbin won the general election on June 8, the terrorist attacks left a deep mark on the future policy direction of Britain. The new government is bound to pursue a tougher and more effective anti-terrorism policy. For example, reassess Britain's counter-terrorism strategy, increase the capacity building of intelligence agencies and combat extremism. Mei said in her speech yesterday that "our country is too tolerant of extremism" and we must make great efforts to solve this problem.

In terms of foreign policy, the grim anti-terrorism situation will definitely boost the security cooperation between Britain and the European Union, the United States and China. Although Britain has started the process of leaving the European Union, its security with the European continent is inseparable. After all, the "lone wolf" in the mainland cannot be guarded by strengthening border management. No matter how difficult the Brexit negotiations are, it is essential for Britain to strengthen cooperation with EU countries in intelligence, police, border, immigration and capital control.

At the same time, Britain will be more cautious in its foreign intervention in the future. Corbin insisted on the anti-war stance all the year round and put forward that "foreign policy should not increase the risk of terrorist attacks on Britain." Although May voted in Parliament to support Britain's sending troops to Iraq in 23 and air strikes against Libya in 211, she also stressed that "it is necessary to intervene in a way that is in line with national interests". I believe that the British government will be cautious when it comes to foreign intervention in the future.