CITY AM – Parties set for battle over rates

Labour now 25 points clear of Tories as mortgage rates batter Rishi Sunak’s party

CITY AM SAYS Labour has posted its biggest lead over the Conservatives since March, new polling data has revealed, as the public grows increasingly tired of the government’s perceived mismanagement of the economy. 

Labour’s vote share jumped four points to 47 per cent, giving the opposition party a 25 point lead over the Tories, according to fresh polling data by YouGov. 

The Conservative Party’s vote share dipped two points to 22 per cent, according to the data, which surveyed nearly 2,300 UK adults voting intentions between June 20 and 21. This is the party’s worst result since February. 

The latest polling also found that three quarters of Brits think the government is handling the economy badly – up 4 points from the proportion of people who said so last week. 

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