Rishi Sunak, pictured in Poland, is gearing up for next week's elections (Image: GETTY)
Rishi Sunak has been handed a boost in advance of next week’s local elections after a new poll suggested the Tories are clawing back ground on Labour.
The survey, carried out by Savanta on behalf of the Telegraph, indicates the Conservatives have cut the deficit to 16 points.
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Nevertheless, pollster Chris Hopkins said the Prime Minister still needed the passage of his Rwanda bill earlier this week to be a “game-changer”.
Savanta’s poll, published today and based on online interviews with 2,332 UK adults aged 18 and over between April 19-21, puts Labour unchanged on 43 percent, and the Tories up two on 27 percent.
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Reform UK is on 10 percent (-1); Liberal Democrat nine percent (-1); Greens four percent (unchanged); SNP two percent (down one); and others on four (unchanged) compared with Savanta’s previous poll, based on interviews carried out between April 12-14.
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Mr Hopkins, Savanta’s Political Research Director, said, "Just days ahead of crucial local elections for the Prime Minister, our latest research suggests some potentially positive news.
“If things aren't getting significantly better for the Conservatives, at least they've stopped getting significantly worse.
"But Rishi Sunak needs the passing of the Rwanda Bill to be a game-changer for his premiership, in what increasingly feels like one last throw of the dice for the Prime Minister."
Less positively for Mr Sunak, he is regarded as the best option for Prime Minister by just 30 percent of respondents, down two points, with Sir Keir up two on 41 percent and 30 percent undecided.
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Sir Keir’s net favourability is -1, down three points - but Mr Sunak is on -24, down seven compared with the last survey.
Mr Sunak yesterday refused to rule out a July general election, with former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage having suggested a summer poll is on the cards.
The Prime Minister, travelling to Poland yesterday to announce a military aid package for Ukraine, repeated his line that he intends to call a vote in the second half of the year.
He told reporters on the plane: "All I'm going to say is the same thing I say every time.
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"As I said, I think it was in the first week of January, my working assumption is an election in the second half of the year."
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Many Westminster analysts regard October or November as the favoured period for a national poll.
The latest possible date Mr Sunak could delay the election until is January 28 2025.
However, a poor set of local elections next week could force his hand, either by leading to a challenge to his leadership or by persuading him that an earlier polling day could be a better solution than limping on with a divided party.
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