The Tories have a four point lead over Labour according to a new opinion poll - despite being hit by the sex harassment scandal and losing two Cabinet ministers in a week.

The Kantar Public survey put the Conservatives on 42 per cent, ahead of Labour on 38 per cent, the Lib Dems on nine and Ukip on five.

The poll suggests that despite a bruising few weeks for the Government the public still trust Theresa May to be leading the country in No10 over Jeremy Corbyn.

Downing Street figures hailed the poll - which was published yesterday and before Philip Hammond's Budget - as good news.

Mrs May’s chief of staff Gavin Barwell wrote on Twitter: ‘When you're still at your desk 17 hours after you arrived at work, this is the kind of news you want to see.’

The Tories have a four point lead over Labour in the latest opinion poll- suggesting the party has not suffered a blow to its popularity despite recent cabinet resignations and sex scandal

The Prime Minister has had a torrid few weeks in Government after several of her MPs were caught up in the Westminster sex harassment scandal.

Sir Michael quit as Defence Secretary after admitting his behaviour with women had fallen below the high standards expected of the Armed Forces.

And her de facto deputy Damian Green is battling for his political career amid an investigation into claims he had extreme porn on his office computer in 2008 and made an unwanted pass at a younger Tory activist.

Mrs May also lost Ms Patel as International Development Secretary after the minister admitted holding secret meetings with Israeli PM and officials while on holiday in the summer.

And she faces the prospect of a defeat on her flagship Brexit Bill as Tory backbenchers join forces with Labour in the Commons.

The poll is welcome news for Theresa May, pictured in the House of Commons today, and suggests the public have more faith in her as PM than Jeremy Corbyn

But the poll suggests that Brits not stuck in the Westminster bubble have not paid much attention to these Tory travails.

And it confirmed that the Labour leader is struggling to improve on his showing at the General Election in June.

The poll also found almost four in ten households say they are finding it harder to meet their household budget than they were 12 months ago, with women and the under 25s were the worst affected.

It also suggests the public are increasingly concerned about the economy’s prospects.

More than a third believe that it will be doing worse in a year’s time than it is now, up from 28 per cent in February.

The poll surveyed over 2,400 people and was carried out between the 14th and 20th of November.