Chris Hopkins, the political research director at Savanta, said: “After yet another bad week for the Prime Minister, the fact that this latest polling shows that things haven’t got any worse for the Conservative Party is probably the best he could have hoped for.
“Still, Savanta’s Labour leads have been fairly consistently in the high teens now for several weeks, and they all point to a significant Labour majority if replicated at a general election.
“The Reform UK vote share here is noteworthy, and the party will continue to trouble Conservative strategists. These latest figures represent Reform’s highest ever vote share in a Savanta poll and, for the first time, leapfrogging the Lib Dems into third.
“Reform UK remains something of an enigma to pollsters and commentators alike but, with a real set of local elections coming in May, many eyes will be on Richard Tice’s party to see if some electoral evidence can back up their continued strong opinion polling performance.”
The general election must be held by January 2025 at the latest. Mr Sunak can decide when to call one before then, with an autumn election widely expected.
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