LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Campaigning in Britain’s turbulent general election that has been darkened by two jihadist attacks wrapped up yesterday, leaving forecasters struggling on the eve of voting to predict an outcome.

Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and main Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn criss-crossed the country targeting urban areas whose votes could be crucial.But the impact of last Saturday’s attack in London was not far from focus. Police said the toll had risen to eight after a body had been recovered from the River Thames in the search for a Frenchman missing since the rampage.The family of a Spanish man who used his skateboard to defend a woman from one of the assailants also confirmed yesterday that he had died.Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man was arrested in east London yesterday in connection with the attack, which also left 48 people injured.The prime minister stunned Britain on April 18 when she announced a snap election, hoping to transform a massive opinion-poll lead into an equally huge majority in the House of Commons, where she holds a slim 17-seat advantage in the 650-member legislature.But the political ground began to shift under her feet, moving from Brexit — May’s strongest card — to domestic policy and her own record on security, both of them favouring Corbyn.Opinion polls — hampered by a poor reputation for reliability — predict a May win.Pollsters YouGov yesterday gave the Conservatives a seven-point lead over Labour, while ICM put May’s party 12 points ahead.Survation, another polling company, had on Monday forecast a narrower gap of just one point.May is fighting to push her message that she is a “strong and stable” leader compared with Corbyn, able to fight Britain’s corner in Brussels, where formal Brexit talks are due to start on June 19.“Who do you trust to have the strong and stable leadership to get the best deal for Britain in Europe?” she asked voters in Birmingham yesterday.An upbeat Corbyn said the party’s chances had been underestimated, as he promised to reverse cuts rolled out under the Conservatives.“We’ve changed that debate and given people hope. Hope it doesn’t have to be like this. Inequality can and will be tackled. Hope that austerity can be ended,” he told supporters at his homecoming rally in London.