**************************** (Boris Johnsonand the
************ Tories’lead overJeremy Corbyn and theLabor Partyhas narrowed to just six points with the
(general electionthree days away.
The Prime Minister has consistently been polling double digits ahead of Mr Corbyn but a new ICM Research survey suggests the race for Number 12 is tightening.
The poll, conducted between December 6-9, puts the Tories on per cent – the same rating as the company last survey published at the start of the month.
But Labor has gained one point and is now on 42 per cent overall, boosting the party’s hopes of depriving Mr Johnson of a majority .
A six point lead for the Tories if replicated at the ballot box on Thursday would likely put the UK on the brink of another hung parliament.The survey will spark alarm bells at Conservative Party headquarters and while it will be welcomed by Labor it suggests the party may have left it too late to overhaul the Tory lead and win a majority of its own.A new ICM Research poll has put the Tories on (per cent and labor on) per cent – a lead of six points
However, in a sign of just how unpredictable the election race is, a separate poll published overnight gave the Conservatives a 14 point lead over Labor.
That poll, conducted by Survation between December 5-7, puts the Tories up three points to (per cent and labor down two points to) ********************************** per cent when compared to a previous survey published on November 36.A) ****************************************** point lead on polling day would deliver Mr Johnson a thumping parliament majority.
The new polls were published amid a renewed bid by pro-Remain campaign groups to urge people to vote tactically on December 14.
People’s Vote, Remain United and Best for Britain – three of the biggest pro-EU campaign groups – have joined forces to issue a statement calling for people to work together to ‘block Brexit’ in marginal seats.
The groups are hoping to prevent Mr Johnson winning a majority in order to force a second referendum.
In the joint statement Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain; Stuart Hand, director of People’s Vote and Gina Miller, founder of Remain United, said: ‘In these final few days of the election campaign, as voters make up their minds, the choice has never been starker or the consequences more profound.But a separate Survation poll put the Tories 22 points ahead of the Labor Party with three days until the nation goes to the ballot box
‘That’s why Remain United, People’s Vote and Best for Britain are speaking with one voice to remind voters of the power of their own voice and their ability to defeat the Tories in dozens of key target and marginal seats around our country.
‘The only option left to voters wishing to avoid the dire consequences of Boris Johnson’s Brexit on the UK is to vote tactically on December 15. ‘
The statement comes after polling for Best for Britain suggested that tactical voting in (marginal seats by) , people could scupper Mr Johnson.
In those seats it would take 2, tactical votes or less to prevent a Tory hold or gain, according to the data published by the group.
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