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Keir Starmer has secured another record poll lead over the Conservatives this morning, as YouGov finds Labour is now a whopping 30 points ahead of Rishi Sunak.

The new poll gives Labour its biggest lead over the Tories since Liz Truss was Prime Minister, as Sir Keir’s party surges to nearly one in two voters saying they will vote for him at the election.

YouGov finds 48 percent now back Labour, up four points on its last poll.

Meanwhile the Tories stay flat on just 18 percent support. Labour’s boost comes from supporters of minor parties, with the LibDems down one percent, Reform down two percent and the Greens down one percent.

Labour hasn’t seen such a huge lead since October 2022, the week of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini budget.

Labour’s lead in today’s poll would leave the Conservative Party with just 13 MPs, namely: Helen Grant, Rebecca Harris, David Reed, …