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| Labour closes gap with Tories by three points, new poll finds | Labour closes gap with Tories by three points, new poll finds |
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| Labour has slightly narrowed the gap between its poll rating and that of the Conservatives, a new poll shows. | Labour has slightly narrowed the gap between its poll rating and that of the Conservatives, a new poll shows. |
| The ICM survey for the Guardian newspaper shows a six point lead for the Tories, down from nine points in the previous survey conducted last month. | The ICM survey for the Guardian newspaper shows a six point lead for the Tories, down from nine points in the previous survey conducted last month. |
| The opposition party’s rating increased by one per cent, with the Conservatives themselves down two per cent. | The opposition party’s rating increased by one per cent, with the Conservatives themselves down two per cent. |
| The poll was conducted entirely after voting had closed in the Labour leadership contest but only partly after the result was announced. | The poll was conducted entirely after voting had closed in the Labour leadership contest but only partly after the result was announced. |
| Jeremy Corbyn was announced as the party’s new leader on Saturday, though he has been reported as the favourite in the contest for some months. | Jeremy Corbyn was announced as the party’s new leader on Saturday, though he has been reported as the favourite in the contest for some months. |
| Mr Corbyn has faced a barrage of negative stories in his first week in the job. Coverage has focused on shadow cabinet resignations and things that Mr Corbyn had said whilst serving as a backbencher. | Mr Corbyn has faced a barrage of negative stories in his first week in the job. Coverage has focused on shadow cabinet resignations and things that Mr Corbyn had said whilst serving as a backbencher. |
| The Guardian/ICM poll had Ukip in third place on 13 per cent and the Liberal Democrats in fourth on eight per cent. | The Guardian/ICM poll had Ukip in third place on 13 per cent and the Liberal Democrats in fourth on eight per cent. |
| The SNP are on five per cent and the Green Party on three. | The SNP are on five per cent and the Green Party on three. |
| Pollsters are currently conducting an industry inquiry into their practices after most failed to accurately predict the result of the 2015 general election. | Pollsters are currently conducting an industry inquiry into their practices after most failed to accurately predict the result of the 2015 general election. |
| Surveys by the YouGov firm however correctly predicted that Jeremy Corbyn would win the Labour leadership election, a boost for pollsters’ reputation. | Surveys by the YouGov firm however correctly predicted that Jeremy Corbyn would win the Labour leadership election, a boost for pollsters’ reputation. |