Labour lead slashed to one point

When it rains for Sir Keir Starmer, it pours. Polling by More in Common via Politico has revealed that Labour’s lead has been dramatically slashed to just one point ahead of the Tories, only three months after Labour’s landslide win.

The survey, which polled 2,023 Brits, put support for Starmer’s army on 29 per cent – while Rishi Sunak’s boys in blue are close on their heels at 28 per cent. Compared to the last poll carried out by the firm a fortnight ago, the Conservatives have gained two points, while Labour has lost one. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage’s Reform party is in third place, on 19 per cent – just ten points behind the Labour. Sir Ed Davey’s Lib Dems sit on 11 per cent, with the eco-activist Greens on 7 per cent and the Scottish Nats on just 2 per cent.

Can things get any worse for Sir Keir? The news follows a rather rocky start for the Labour government – which has faced a public backlash over policies like cuts to winter fuel payments, cronyism rows, the freebie fiasco and weeks of bad briefings about Starmer’s recently-replaced chief of staff Sue Gray.