The Tories are opening up their lead (Picture: Metro.co.uk)

The Tories have opened up a 14-point lead over Labour ahead of the general election, according to the latest electoral poll published today.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win the 12 December vote according to the new survey from Survation, conducted from November 14 to 16.

The opinion poll put support for the Conservatives on 42%, compared to 28% for Labour.

But it’s not good news for the Brexit Party who continue to nosedive down to just 5%.


Pro-Remain Liberal Democrat party remains a threat in marginal seats with 13% in the Survation poll.

The Greens were on 3% while all other parties made up 9% of the vote.

Boris Johnson hopes to get the backing of big business by pledging tax cuts (Picture: Getty)

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will pledge a big apprenticeships programme today (Picture: PA)

Survation surveyed 1,010 adults by telephone, asking for their voting intention in the poll conducted for Good Morning Britain.



It was the first electoral poll to give respondents a prompt. They were read out names of the parties and candidates in their constituency, in a bid to reflect the impact of parties standing down in certain areas.

But it’s not all good news for the PM, as despite the Tories being ahead, they are five points behind where they were in a poll conducted at the same point in the 2017 election campaign.

The Conservative Party had a larger polling lead over Labour at this point in the campaign in 2017 at 47%, with Labour at 30%.

That election led to a hung Parliament and the need for a confidence and supply agreement with the DUP to allow the Conservatives to form a Government.

Respondents taking part in the Survation poll said Brexit was the key issue in the election, with 34% putting it as their top priority.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has taken a hit since his decision not to challenge the Tories (Picture: PA)

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson says hers is the ‘natural party of business’ because they want to stop Brexit and stay in the EU (Picture: Reuters)

Yesterday, a separate poll by YouGov put the Tories on 45% – a 17-point lead over Labour in that survey.

Today, the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem leaders will make their pitches to business leaders that they are the ones to end economic uncertainty over Brexit.

Mr Johnson has vowed to ‘get Brexit done’ and hopes a promise of business tax cuts will bring companies who didn’t want to leave the EU on side.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will pledge a big apprenticeships program and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will argue hers is the ‘natural party of business’ because it backs remaining in the EU – as do many industries.

They will all address a conference of the Confederation of British Industry today.

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