Poll Puts Labour Lead at Only 12 Points

Some good news for Tories this afternoon as JL Partners releases its first voting intention poll of the election race. According to the pollster Labour’s lead is now at 12 points, with the party on 40% to the Conservatives’ 28%. That’s down from 18 points in April and 15 in early May…

JL Partners says that the main reason for the shift is the migration of the over-65s to the Tories from Labour – there are also fewer Tory voters now saying they will vote Reform. […] Read the rest