The Conservatives have jumped three points in the latest poll following Kemi Badenoch’s conference tax pledges, leapfrogging Reform and coming within a point of Labour as Burnham sees his lead slip by three points. The Mail has more.
Kemi Badenoch looks to have secured a conference bounce, with the Tories leapfrogging Reform and closing on Labour.
The latest YouGov poll found the Conservatives have gained three points since the gathering in Birmingham, reaching 23% support.
That meant Nigel Farage’s party was pushed into third place on the firm’s voting intention tracker for the first time since 2024, at 21%.
Labour saw its backing drop three points to 24%, in a potential sign that the effects of Andy Burnham’s arrival are dissipating.
Badenoch used her big speech last week to make a bold move on inheritance tax, pledging to exempt family homes altogether and give couples a £1 million allowance.
An Opinium poll at the weekend also suggested the Tories had scored a bounce, in a relief for strategists who had feared the leader’s improved personal ratings were not feeding through to a wider boost.
But the latest survey could cool fevered rumours at Westminster about the prospect of a snap General Election.
Burnham has denied he is considering an early ballot, but Badenoch’s aides were on alert during Labour conference in case he did trigger a contest.
The Tories have been holding election meetings since July, with a draft manifesto and campaign ‘grid’ in place detailing the seats Badenoch will visit and public appearances she will make.
However, the split of support detected by YouGov would almost certainly produce a hung Parliament, with the shape of any Government incredibly hard to predict.
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Do people really have very short memories or are they forever optimistic?
Let’s face it, we have turned into a nation of wet socialists, present company excepted.
The Badenoch bounce will be a fragile thing… working wonders until the proposals upset all the Wets still Conservative MPs.
But the fake Conservative MPs are still the same treacherous bunch who have betrayed voters repeatedly since 2010. They’re still in the Uni party whatever Kemi Badenoch says.
There is too much glee among journalists and commentators who profess to want policy changes yet seem pleased when the Tory retreads get some better publicity.
I am pleased to suggest they will be disappointed.
77% Uniparty – we’re doomed!