Labour at record poll low with Greens just one point behind

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Support for government halves since general election to 17 per cent in worst YouGov result before make-or-break elections for Sir Keir Starmer next year

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-election-poll-voting-intention-269v5xz7w

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Labour has fallen to its lowest rating in a YouGov poll as the party haemorrhages support to the Greens, Reform and Liberal Democrats. The poll for The Times finds that just 17 per cent of voters would back the party were a general election held today.



The Green Party has recorded its highest level of support, winning the backing of 16 per cent of all voters. This is more than double the 6.7 per vote share that the Greens won at the last election and the party has risen six points in the polls since Zack Polanski became leader last month.





The poll finds that Labour, the Conservatives, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats are within two points of one another while Reform retains a significant lead with 27 per cent support. It will add to the concerns of Labour MPs after the party’s humiliating defeat in the Caerphilly by-election last week where it was pushed into third place behind Plaid Cymru and Reform with 11 per cent of the vote.

Downing Street insists that Sir Keir Starmer will be able to turn the party’s performance around before elections in May which are seen as make or break for the prime minister. He faces the contradictory task of appealing to Labour voters on the right who have deserted the party for Reform while trying to win back voters to the left of centre who are now supporting the Greens.

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