On Wednesday night, Rishi Sunak urged his party to ‘dig deep and fight’ in the face of difficult polling. The Prime Minister will be hoping this morning that the message landed as another damaging poll has been released. The latest from YouGov/Times puts the Labour lead at 25 points. But the part that will worry Tory MPs most is the position of Reform. The poll – carried out between 19 and 20 March – puts the Tories on 19 points and Reform just four points behind on 15 points.
The poll comes after Lee Anderson's defection to Reform – which has seen the party boost its membership and visibility.
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