Labour Party surges ahead of Tories, PM Liz Truss continues to defend UK mini-budget

The Labour Party has overtaken the Conservatives with a record lead in multiple polls following the economic turmoil triggered last week. The Labour MPs and some Tories have blamed the radical mini budget announced last Friday for the chaos.

However, the newly elected UK Prime Minister Liz Truss continued to defend the mini-budget presented by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Resultingly, the poll conducted by Times shows Labour leading the way with a lead of 33 points, probably the largest for the Labour Party since 1998.





Likewise, the Survation poll gave Labour a lead of 21 points, which equates to 49 per cent voting for the Labour Party and 28 per cent for the Tories. The Mirror poll also put the Labour Party 19 points ahead between Tuesday and Thursday. A YouGov poll suggested that 26 per cent of Conservative voters didn't know whom to vote for, which gave the Labour Party a lead of 17 points. Moreover, Election Maps UK predicted that an election today would give Labour a majority with 346 seats, while the Tories would lose 304.

Reacting to the poll results, a Conservative MP said it was annihilation, while another MP was shocked. Earlier in the week, some Conservative MPs submitted letters of no confidence against the controversial prime minister.

FAQs

When was the mini-budget revealed?
The mini-budget was revealed last Friday.

Who leads the survey polls?
The Labour Party was ahead in all polls, maintaining their highest lead since 1998.