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Two new polls are out today that are both disappointing for Labour.
YouGov has a poll showing the Conservatives four points head of Labour on voting intention – their largest lead since the autumn. It also says that Sir Keir Starmer has lost the five-point lead he had over Boris Johnson on ‘who would make the best PM?’ and that the pair are now level pegging on this measure.
We started in a very poor place a year or so ago, 24 points behind the government. We’re now getting to a position where on the polls we’re about even, so that’s a step in the right direction.
But we’ve got a long way to go between now and 2024 and we’re going to be working hard at this with real determination, every day, every week, every month, every year, into that election in 2024.
Sir Keir Starmer has described the South African variant as the “single biggest risk” for the UK at the moment and restated his call for tougher border controls. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Essex, he said:
I think the South African variant is the single biggest risk at the moment.
It’s very important therefore that we secure our borders.
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