Labour’s lead in opinion polls has plunged compared to two weeks ago, it has been revealed.
The opposition party’s lead has shrunk to 15 percentage points, down from 21 a fortnight ago. The reason for the narrowing is unclear.
Some 42 percent of respondents said they would back Labour at a general election, down by three percentage points. The Tories were on 27 percent, up three percentage points.
Chris Hopkins, the political research director at Savanta, said: “It has been a relatively quiet period in Westminster, with the Government looking sure-footed on the main issue of the day, the Israel-Gaza conflict.
“When the Conservatives aren’t battling rolling headlines of scandal and disunity, that will almost certainly be helping them in the eyes of the electorate.
“This is only one poll, which may be an outlier and therefore taken with caution. A 15-point lead for Labour would simply be the difference between an electoral battering and an absolute wipeout for the Conservatives. That said, these results will likely hearten Rishi Sunak weeks ahead from crucial local elections.”
Support for both Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats was at 10 percent, in the survey of more than 2,000 adults between Friday and Sunday.
Parliament has been quieter than usual because the Commons is in recess until Monday.
The general election is expected to take place in the autumn but even Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted he does not know when it will be.
