The Conservatives' lead has fallen back down to eight points over the last week, according to a poll which puts the party on course for a majority of 14.

A Savanta ComRes poll for The Telegraph suggests the gap between the Tories and Labour has narrowed to match the lead Boris Johnson enjoyed shortly after the formal start of the General Election campaign.

However half of those surveyed (46 per cent) said they would feel worried if they woke up on Friday to find that Jeremy Corbyn was the new prime minister. Some 38 per cent said they would feel worried to find that Mr Johnson was to remain in Downing Street.

The poll put the Conservatives on 41 per cent and Labour on 33 per cent, matching The Telegraph's first Savanta ComRes poll of the campaign, which was published on November 16.

The Conservatives have dropped by one point and Labour have gained a point since an earlier survey published by The Telegraph on Wednesday. The Liberal Democrats remained on 12 per cent and the Brexit Party's share of support stayed steady at 3 per cent.

On Saturday the results of a separate Savanta ComRes survey, for Remain United, emerged which pointed to just a six point lead for the Conservatives. However it was begun two days before the separate survey for this newspaper, suggesting it may be more dated. Unlike the poll for The Sunday Telegraph, it did not quiz all respondents based on the candidates standing in their particular constituencies - a method known as a full ballot prompt.