Labour holds huge 34-point lead in key marginal seats, YouGov poll finds
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Labour holds huge 34-point lead in key marginal seats, YouGov poll finds

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ben Cooper, the Fabians’ research manager, said the think tank’s previous analysis of marginals showed the “huge mountain” Labour still had to climb. The expert added: “The significant portion of ‘don’t know’ voters and levels of support for Reform shows that there is still a lot of work to do between now and poling day to turn an opinion poll of marginal seats into real election results.” Since the 2019 election, there is a national swing from the Tories to Labour of 17 percentage points – but the swing in these key seats is an even higher at 22 points. Leader Richard Tice said his party was “closing in” on the Tories – since they are just seven points behind Mr Sunak’s party on 20 per cent. open image in gallery Senior Tory Simon Clarke says party heading straight for an ‘iceberg’ It emerged that one of Mr Sunak’s former advisers – who quit his role last year after becoming dispirited – is now working with a group of rebels plotting to replace the PM.

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