New Populus Poll – Tories Close Gap to 4%

There is a new Populus telephone poll in today’s Times which shows the Conservatives narrowing Labour’s lead to just 4%:

            Conservative              36% (up 1%)

            Labour                       40% (down 1%)

                                                           Lib Dem                      11% (no change)

As PoliticalBetting.com points out, Populus was one of the most accurate pollsters at last year’s General Election, alongside ICM whose most recent poll showed the Conservatives ahead. Labour must be deeply concerned at failing to open up much of a lead at a time when the Government should be at its most unpopular!