New poll puts Labour 27 points ahead of Tories despite Rishi Sunak’s campaign blitz

A NEW poll this morning has seen Labour's lead over the Tories grow to 27 per cent - despite Rishi Sunak's campaign blitz.

The survey by YouGov found 47 per cent of Brits are backing Labour, while just 20 per cent support the Tories and 12 per cent are vying for Reform.

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But a separate poll last night - conducted by JL Partners - showed Labour’s lead down six points since March.

The outlier survery undertaken for the left-wing Rest Is Politics podcast has Labour on 40 to the Tories 28 percent.

YouGov's latest research for Sky News indicates that the PM's campaign efforts are so far failing to revive his party's prospects this election.

Given such numbers would hand Sir Keir Starmer the keys to No10, morale amongst Tory MPs will likely remain low, unless the government can turn things around quickly.

But Mr Sunak nonetheless has been out meeting voters and talking to media every day - despite his message struggling to cut through.

On each campaign visit the PM has insisted that the election isn't a done deal and he will fight for every vote.

With big announcements on National Service, cracking down on "Mickey Mouse degrees" and a push to win back the silver voter, he is seeking to keep July 4’s General Election as competitive as possible.

Meanwhile Sir Keir Starmer has had a steadier ride.

Throughout campaigning the Labour chief has vowed to operate with a "zero complacency" ethos.

Labour have led by double digits for months - but Conservative campaign chiefs have vowed to throw the kitchen sink to try close the gap.

Tory strategists also want as many debates between the PM and opposition hopeful - with Sunak challenging Sir Keir Starmer to six.

The pair are set to come head to head for the first time next week in a showdown hosted by ITV.

But Labour are determined to limit the number of one on one battles to just two as they try to guard their commanding lead in the polls.

JL Partners explained their poll: "Though the public still expect Starmer to win (with 51 per cent believing he will be Prime Minister versus Sunak’s 15 per cent), his lead has begun narrowing.

"Labour’s lead is now lower than the 15 point lead in early May, and the 18 point lead in April. Despite the tightening, Starmer’s lead on who would make the best PM has remained steady since early April with a 12-point advantage.

"The Conservative 2019 coalition continues to be fragmented. The Conservatives are holding on to just under half of their 2019 voters and 14 per cent still say they ‘Don’t know’.

"The big shift that has happened is amongst the over-65s. In early May, the Tories had a ten point lead with the over-65s (39 per cent to Labour’s 29 per cent). That is now a 20-point lead: 44 per cent for the Tories and 23 per cent for Labour.

"This shift is outside of the margin of error and is statistically significant. Labour retains a significant lead amongst all other age groups.

"Additionally, fewer Conservative voters (23 per cent) have said they would consider voting Reform UK, almost 4 in 10 Reform voters say they would consider the Conservatives."