Labour’s lead has fallen by three points in the first YouGov poll since Rishi Sunak called the 2024 general election.

The survey, conducted on Thursday and Friday, shows the Conservatives up by one point to 22 per cent, while Labour is down two to 44 per cent.

The poll would still give Sir Keir Starmer a significant majority if translated to the election but it suggests that, as with previous national votes, the gap between the two major parties is likely to narrow between now and polling day.

Meanwhile Richard Tice’s Reform party closed the gap on the Tories to eight per cent as it rose to 14 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats are on nine points, the Green Party on six and the SNP on three.  

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