Labour celebrate largest poll lead since Truss

Poor Rishi Sunak is not having a very good week. After a bruising set of local elections and two defections to Labour in a fortnight, the latest Times poll won’t do anything to settle the Prime Minister’s nerves as the general election looms. Labour now has a staggering 30 point lead over the Tories — the biggest since the Liz Truss era — according to the latest YouGov data. To add insult to injury, the poll also finds that most voters are unconvinced by Sunak’s claim that Britain is not heading for a Labour majority government. Bad luck, Rishi…

Today’s poll is officially the worst set of results for the Prime Minister since he started in the top job. The beleaguered Tories sit on a measly 18 per cent while Sir Keir’s Starmtroopers are miles ahead on a whopping 48 per cent. All the smaller parties, with the exception of the SNP, meanwhile see a small dip in support.