New poll gives Labour eight point lead

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So much of the polling news in recent days has been focussed on the Scotland Referendum, but there’s a poll out from Opinium for the Observer that gives Labour an 8 point lead (37 vs 29) over the Tories:

Lab 37
Con 29
UKIP 19
Lib Dems 7

That would give Labour a clear majority – and may have an impact on the tone of the Scottish Referendum. But there’s also an Opinium Scottish poll out later today too…

 

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