Labour surge past Tories in new poll, while Ukip slump

Tories still have a problem persuading voters that the positive economic news benefits all, not just the rich

Columnist Don Brind

The latest Ashcroft National Poll, released yesterday, gives Labour its highest share of the vote since last summer. Ed Miliband’s party is on 36 per cent, four points ahead of the Tories.

Ukip are the big losers, down five points at 11 per cent - “the lowest I have yet found in may national polling,” says Lord Ashcroft. The Lib Dems are up two points at seven per cent while the Greens and the SNP are unchanged on eight and four per cent respectively.

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is a former BBC lobby correspondent and Labour press officer who is watching the polls for The Week in the run-up to the 2015 election.