Over conference season, Labour have gained points – and the Tories have lost them. Compare these two polls, by the same company, two weeks apart.
Sunday Times/YouGov before Labour conference:
Lab 40
Con 35
Lib Dem 10
Other 16
Sunday Times/YouGov after Tory conference:
Lab 43
Con 33
Lib Dem 10
Other 13
Miliband’s leadership ratings are also better with YouGov than Cameron’s…
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