New poll finds Corbyn slashing May’s majority to just 2 seats

A new opinion poll has suggested that Theresa May is risking being ousted from Downing Street as Labour is on course to cut her majority down to just two seats.

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Published : 27 May 2017, 04:52 PM
Updated : 27 May 2017, 04:59 PM

The YouGov poll for the Times newspaper in Britain found that the Conservatives are on 43 percent, just five points ahead of Labour on 38 percent.

The Tories started the election campaign with more than 20 points lead.

British Prime Minister May called the snap election last month in order to "strengthen my mandate" in Brexit negotiations.

However, according to the Times, “If Friday's poll were repeated on election day, May would face the ignominy of having gone to the country, only to see her government's majority cut down to wafer-thin proportions.”

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour party, makes a speech as his party restarts its election campaign after the cross party suspension that followed the Manchester Arena attack, in London, May 26, 2017. Reuters

The YouGov poll found 10 percent support for the Liberal Democrats, 4 percent for the UKIP and 1 percent for the Green party.

“If repeated on a universal swing on June 8th, today's poll would see Labour take eight seats from the Conservatives with May's party failing to gain any from Labour,” the Times reported.

“Today's poll also finds that public perceptions of Jeremy Corbyn have radically improved since the election campaign began.

“The Labour leader now has a net favorability of minus 11 compared to the minus 42 he had at the start of the campaign.

“By contrast, Theresa May's ratings have plummeted since the launch of her party's manifesto and the row over the so-called dementia tax.”

However, YouGov found May's ratings improved in the days following the terrorist attack in Manchester, while Corbyn's have dipped.

The poll boost for Labour comes as the major parties resume their national election campaigns, following a three-day pause in the aftermath of the Manchester attack.