Politics latest news: Voters still 'wobbly' on Starmer as Tories slash Labour poll lead

Source - Daily Telegraph 25/09/23

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The Conservatives have slashed Labour’s poll lead by eight points in the wake of a bold Downing Street policy push as an election expert said voters remain “wobbly” on Sir Keir Starmer.

Figures from Deltapoll published today showed the Tories have closed the gap between the parties from 24 points to 16 points in the space of a fortnight.

Labour are down by three points to 44 per cent overall, while the Conservatives are up by five points on 28 per cent. The polling was conducted between September 22-25. 

It comes after Rishi Sunak watered down the Government’s net zero policies last week. 

Tom Lubbock of JL Partners told a Tony Blair Institute event at the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference today that Sir Keir is “not very popular”, particularly among swing voters who may be tempted to return to the Tories.

He said: “They will be trying to draw that contrast between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, who despite this huge polling lead and everybody saying he’s looking good, is still really wobbly. Voters are still quite wobbly on Keir Starmer.”