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The Telegraph
The Telegraph
National
Jack Maidment

Politics latest news: Labour holds 29 point lead over Tories, new poll suggests

Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, is pictured addressing the House of Commons on February 8 - Jessica Taylor /AFP
Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, is pictured addressing the House of Commons on February 8 - Jessica Taylor /AFP

The Labour Party has a 29 point poll lead over the Tories, according to a new survey which has provided a fresh boost to Sir Keir Starmer. 

A People Polling poll for GB News, conducted on February 8-9, put Labour on 50 per cent of the vote overall, up by four points when compared to the previous week. 

Meanwhile, the Conservative Party was on just 21 per cent, down by one point on the previous week. 

Labour’s poll lead has consistently been in double digits in recent months but the fact that the gap has been recorded at almost 30 points is likely to prompt alarm bells at Conservative HQ. 

The positive poll numbers for Labour came after the party secured a comfortable victory in the West Lancashire by-election last night.

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