Conservatives take huge 19 point lead over Labour just hours before Boris Johnson launches Tory Manifesto, poll reveals
THE Tories have opened up a massive 19 point leader over Labour, a new poll has revealed.
The boost for Boris Johnson comes as the Conservatives are set to launch their manifesto on Sunday.
According to the Opinium poll, the Tories are on 47 per cent with Labour on 28 per cent and the Lib Dems lagging behind on 12 per cent.
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, which agreed not to stand in Tory held seats, has dropped down to just three per cent, the poll published in the Observer shows.
The poll puts support for the Tories at its highest since 2017 and the lead they have over Labour is down to support from Leavers, three quarters of whom now back the Conservatives.
It shows an even bigger lead than the one shown by an Ipsos Mori poll which had Boris Johnson’s party with a 16-point lead over Labour with three weeks to go to the election.
The new Opinium numbers come after an earlier poll showed Labour voters in the party’s heartlands are revolting against Jeremy Corbyn’s dithering stance on Brexit.
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That survey showed the Tories are now on course to win around 30 seats in the North and the Midlands thanks to a swing against their main rivals since the last election two years ago.
Tories could win key seats including Bishop Auckland, Great Grimsby, Stoke-on-Trent North and Workington – all in areas which voted to leave the EU.
The news is revealed in a Survation poll – commissioned by the Daily Mail – carried out after Mr Corbyn unveiled his controversial £83 billion manifesto.
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However, the survey was carried out before he vowed to stay NEUTRAL in any Brexit referendum during a grilling on a the Question Time election special last night.
Pollsters discovered nearly four in ten traditional Labour voters would be more likely to vote for the party if they ditched Mr Corbyn.
And around one in four Labour voters asked – 23 per cent – reportedly said they preferred Mr Johnson’s Brexit policy.
Voters in the Labour Party’s heartlands are revolting against Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on Brexit[/caption]