Labour has taken a two-point lead over the Tories in the first indication that the row over Theresa May’s Chequers compromise has damaged the party. After days of briefing, resignations and infighting, the Conservatives now trail Labour for the first time since March, according to the latest YouGov opinion poll. It puts Labour on 39 per cent, which is unchanged since the weekend, and the Tories on 37 per cent, which is down two points, with the Lib Dems on 9 per cent. This is significant because the Tories consistently enjoyed leads of four to five points through parts of March as well as April, May and June. The poll of 1,732 British adults was taken on Tuesday and Wednesday. There has also been a
A poll has put the Labour Party two points ahead of Theresa May's Conservatives , after the Prime Minister was hit by a damaging row and resignations over her Brexit plan. The the Labour Party poll put Labour on 39% , unchanged since a week before , while the Conservatives dropped two points to 37% . In a further blow to November of last year , the proportion of people who think she should resign has risen to 32% , up from 32% in a week before . Just 13% think the government is handling Brexit well, with 75% saying it is doing so badly.