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The Conservative Party’s lead over Labour has shrunk to five points on the eve of the general election, a new poll shows.

The latest poll from ​Savanta Comres for the Daily Telegraph shows Labour support has crept up by three points to 36 per cent while support for the Tories remains unchanged at 41.

The pollster said the election had become “simply too close to call” and that a hung parliament was a “plausible” outcome.

It is the smallest Tory lead since mid-October.

It comes after the Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the election battle “could not be tighter” as the three main party leaders staged a frantic dash around marginal seats on the final day of campaigning.

Releasing the poll results, Savanta ComRes said: “We would say that these results indicate that this election is simply too close to call, with almost one in five who say they could possibly still change their mind and we could just as plausibly see a healthy Conservative majority as a hung parliament.”

The results follow a YouGov MRP poll that suggested the Tories would win 339 seats - a rise of 22 from 2017 - while the Labour Party will lose 31 and end up with a total of 231.

But the figure for Boris Johnson's party is a drop of 40 seats from a previous YouGov poll in November that predicted a 68-seat majority.

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Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to supporters in Glasgow Reuters 8/28 British opposition Liberal Democrats Party Leader Jo Swinson conducts an interview on a phone as she joins activists for a final day election rally in Guildford AP 9/28 Prime Minister Boris Johnson eats a pie on his campaign bus following a visit to the Red Olive in Derby PA 10/28 Supporters hold placards as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a stump in Govan Getty Images 11/28 Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for selfie photographs as he greets supporters during a general election campaign event in Stainton Village, near Middlesbrough AFP via Getty Images 12/28 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson eats a portion of pie on the campaign bus after a visit to the Red Olive catering company on the final day of campaigning Getty Images 13/28 Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson (left) has her picture taken by a supporter during a rally at Jacobs Well Village Hall in Surrey PA 14/28 Labour 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visit to the Red Olive in Derby PA 10/28 Supporters hold placards as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a stump in Govan Getty Images 11/28 Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses for selfie photographs as he greets supporters during a general election campaign event in Stainton Village, near Middlesbrough AFP via Getty Images 12/28 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson eats a portion of pie on the campaign bus after a visit to the Red Olive catering company on the final day of campaigning Getty Images 13/28 Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson (left) has her picture taken by a supporter during a rally at Jacobs Well Village Hall in Surrey PA 14/28 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the media at the start of the final day of General Election campaigning in Glasgow PA 15/28 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson carries a crate of milk to deliver to customers at Greenside Farm, Leeds AFP via Getty Images 16/28 A Labour supporter wearing a Jeremy Corbyn themed Christmas jumper waits for a speech by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at Dinnington Resource Centre in Rother Valley Getty Images 17/28 Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to supporters in Glasgow, Reuters 18/28 Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson (left) at a rally at Esher Rugby Club in Hersham, Surrey PA 19/28 Former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson arrives on stage before giving a speech at an election rally held at the Glasshouse Hotel, Edinburgh PA 20/28 Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a freshly baked pie during a visit to the Red Olive in Derby PA 21/28 Couriers load election boxes on to a lorry to be distributed throughout Northern Ireland PA 22/28 Prime Minister Boris Johnson loads a crate into a delivery van during a visit to Greenside Farm Business Park in Leeds PA 23/28 Brian Mansley carries a sign, one of hundreds that are being dispatched to polling stations around Scotland from the Old Royal High School in Edinburgh PA 24/28 SNP leader 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YouGov also said the surprise element of tactical voting and the tightening in the polls meant a hung parliament could not be ruled out.

The Savanta ComRes poll shows support for the Liberal Democrats stayed the same at 12 per cent, while support for the other parties combined dropped by three points to 11 per cent.

Mr Johnson was asked on Wednesday whether he was nervous about Thursday’s outcome. He responded: “We’re fighting for every vote."