Rishi Sunak's speech at the conference did not bring support for the Conservative party

Conservative numbers fell by two percentage points after the Tory conference. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA

Rishi Sunak's party conference The speech did not lead to a surge in Conservative popularity, a new poll showed, in favor of Sir Keir Starmer.

New survey Redfield & Wilton Strategies suggests the Tories have effectively lost ground since the Prime Minister unveiled three flagship policies in an address to Tory supporters in Manchester last week.

Sir Keir, leader of the Labor Party, will come out with his own speech on this issue. penultimate day of the Labor Party's annual conference in Liverpool on Tuesday.

Redfield & A Wilton poll taken on 8 October showed Labor with 43 per cent of the vote and the Tories with 27 per cent, giving Labor a 16-point lead.

The Labor Party's lead is two points higher than it was previously. in the company's previous poll, which was carried out on October 1.

Sir Keir's party's support was unchanged, but the Tories were down two percentage points after the conference, which was marred by speculation over the future of HS2.

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In his speech, the Prime Minister ultimately confirmed the cancellation of the northern section of HS2, which was due to run from Birmingham to Manchester.

The brownfield site will be replaced by a series of nationwide infrastructure projects as part of the Network North brand.

Mr Sunak also announced plans to scrap A Levels in favor of a new qualification that will see all pupils study English and maths at in one form or another to 18 years of age, and the age limit for the sale of cigarettes will be raised by one year each year. try to gradually quit smoking.

His spate of statements drew criticism from all four of his Conservative predecessors in No 10, with Theresa May, Boris Johnson and David Cameron pushing to keep HS2, and Liz Truss confirming she would vote against the planned smoking ban.

Speaking to campaigners on Wednesday, Sir Keir said he had plans to keep Labor in power for ten years.

His party had an average lead of 15 to 20 points after the collapse of Ms Truss's premiership a year ago.

Sir Keir also predicts that the «tide is turning» in Scotland, where the Scottish National Party (SNP) has seen its own collapse in popularity.

On Last week, Labor won its second MP north of the border in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-elections by margins of more than 20 points.

Such a margin, replicated across Scotland, could leave Labor with more than 20 seats and significantly increase the party's chances of winning an absolute majority in the House of Commons.