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Jacob Phillips

General election polling: Quarter of Conservative 2019 voters think party deserves to win no seats

A quarter of people who voted Conservative at the last election believe the party deserves to lose all its seats at the general election, a new poll has found.

Nearly half of all voters think the Tories deserve to be totally wiped out, a survey by Public First has found.

The pollster quizzed 2,011 Brits between June 7 and 9 about what they expect and hope will happen when voters go to the polls on July 4.

Forty-six per cent of those polled believed the Tories “deserve to lose every seat they have” with 35 per cent disagreeing.

When asked what the ideal number of seats they would like to see the Tories win 24 per cent of people polled wrote zero.

Four in 10 believe Labour’s policies will make positive difference

A second poll by Ipsos has revealed four in 10 voters think Labour's policies will make a positive difference to the country.

The poll found 41 per cent of people said they thought the policies Labour have already announced will make a positive difference.

The survey was published hours before the Labour Party will launch its manifesto in Manchester on Thursday.

The poll surveyed 1,050 British adults between May 7-10, before most parties had revealed their full manifestos.

Just 20 per cent of people said they thought the Conservatives' policies would make a positive difference, while 45 per cent said they thought the Tories' plans would have a negative impact.

Labour also retained a lead on who had the best policies in every area Ipsos asked about, including a 22-point lead on improving the NHS and an 11-point lead on tackling the cost of living.

The narrowest gap was five points, on managing the economy - a subject that will form the centrepiece of Labour's manifesto launch.

Keiran Pedley, UK director of politics at Ipsos, said: "The Labour Party will be heartened that they continue to maintain a clear lead when the public is asked which party has the best policies on key issues like the NHS and the cost of living.

"However, there is a notable lack of confidence in both the Conservatives and Labour regarding their long-term plans for Britain.

"Given that our recent polling shows that 45% of voters remain undecided, convincing voters that they have a clear long-term vision for the future of the country will be critical in both parties' efforts to win over those who haven't yet made up their minds."

Starmer out performs Sunak in Sky News leaders special

A snap poll also put Sir Keir Starmer ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak following a leaders special on Sky News on Wednesday night.

A YouGov poll said 64 per cent  thought Starmer performed better, while 36 per cent thought Sunak had done better.

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