UK Conservatives Defending Policy-Light Election Platform

UK Conservatives Defending Policy-Light Election Platform
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Sept. 10, 2019. Toby Melville/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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LONDON—Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Nov. 25 defended an election platform that is light on policy proposals, as it tries to avoid losing its poll lead before the nation votes in less than three weeks.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party is campaigning heavily on a promise to “get Brexit done” by taking Britain out of the European Union on the currently scheduled date of Jan. 31 if it wins the Dec. 12 election.