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Jeremy Corbyn was the winner of the general election campaign and Theresa May the loser

The Labour leader's standing was enhanced, while the Prime Minister's was diminished.

By Stephen Bush

To win is to lose and to lose is to win? That may be how Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May remember the election of 2017.

The story of the contest was of four failures and a success. The failed campaigns: the Greens, Ukip, the Liberal Democrats, and Theresa May’s. The success: for Jeremy Corbyn.

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