Labour has notched up an eight point poll lead over the Tories despite its escalating row over claims of a “purge” of centre-left MPs.
Jeremy Corbyn’s party has hit 46 per cent in a poll carried out after the leader brought back more of his Commons critics in a low-key reshuffle on Monday.
The Tories slipped to 38 per cent as senior cabinet ministers engaged in a public debate over whether to lift the one per cent public sector pay cap while Theresa May was hammered over her £1bn “bung” to the DUP in order to cling on to office in a confidence and supply deal.
The Times/YouGov poll was carried out on Wednesday and Thursday. If there was a general election tomorrow it would translate into a majority for Corbyn to put him in Downing Street.
YouGov poll for The Times
Labour: 46 per cent
Conservative: 38 per cent
Lib Dems: 6 per cent
UKIP: 4 per cent:
Greens: 1 per cent
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