When Theresa May called for a snap election in the United Kingdom, her Conservative Party had a massive lead — at least twenty-one points ahead of Labour. But that’s not the case any longer. Jeremy Corbyn has been surging in the polls, cutting the Tories’ lead into the single digits and leading them in some districts.

Whichever way the country votes today, Corbyn and his supporters have revitalized class politics in the United Kingdom.

Suzi Weissman and Kevin Ovenden discussed the campaign, class and identity politics, and the most likely election results on this week’s Jacobin Radio. This transcript has been edited; you can listen to the episode here and subscribe to Jacobin Radio at iTunes, Stitcher, and Blubrry.