A shock new poll tonight has put Labour 33 points ahead of the Tories which if replicated across the country would see Kier Starmer’s party win 498 seats and have a Majority of 346 in a new Parliament
The YouGov poll for The Times found Tory support has fallen by seven points in the past four days amid fears the government’s plans will lead to spiralling interest rate rises and a collapse in house prices
Just 37 per cent of 2019 Conservative voters said they were planning to stick with the party, suggesting a Tory wipeout if an election were held now
Earlier today Germany launched a broadside at the UK’s tax-cutting fiscal plan, as it announced €200bn of support to freeze gas prices this winter.
German finance minister Christian Lindner said his government’s support package was ‘effective’ and that ‘we don’t want to follow the UK’s path’.
In other developments Mel Stride MP, the chair of the Treasury select committee, has said it is “critical” that the OBR forecast and Chancellor’s statement are brought forward to the end of October or earlier, after revealing the first iteration of the fiscal forecast will be with Kwasi Kwarteng next Friday.
