Could the Lib Dems win the next election?

Party tops general opinion poll for the first time since 2010 campaign

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The Liberal Democrats have surged into first place in the polls ahead of the Tories, Labour and the Brexit Party, according to a new YouGov survey.

The shock opinion poll result, published in The Times, puts the Lib Dems on top with 24%, ahead of the Brexit Party, on 22%. Labour and the Conservatives are tied in third place on 19%, followed by the Greens on 8%.

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