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Voters who backed the Tories in 2019 are now more likely to have a favorable opinion of Rishi Sunak after he called a snap election, new opinion polls show.
First YouGov poll since Sunak triggered the July 4 vote, showed that those who supported the Conservatives in the last election have become more favorable towards the prime minister.
It will be a boost for Downing Street after Mr Sunak's poor start to the election campaign and will increase hopes that poll numbers could be significantly reduced before polling day.
Forty per cent of Tory supporters in 2019 had a positive view of Prime Minister between 10 and 12 May, with 54 people holding an unfavorable view.
However, the poll, conducted on Thursday and Friday, two days after Mr Sunak announced the election, showed that the same group now has a more favorable opinion of him, 49 to 47 percent.
This same group of voters are also more favorable to the Conservative Party, with Tory brand favorability among Tory supporters rising from 40 per cent to 55 per cent in the latest poll.
40 per cent of voters were more favorable to the Conservative Party.
unfavorable opinion of the Tories, down from 54 per cent two weeks ago.
The YouGov poll also showed the Conservatives were up one point in national opinion polls, to 22 percent, while Labor was down two, to 44 percent.
The poll showed Sir Keir Starmer's party down to 44 per cent. Photo: PHIL NOBLE/REUTERS
The poll would still give Sir Keir Starmer a large majority if it were carried forward to the election.
But he suggests that, as with previous national votes, the gap between the two main parties is likely to narrow between now and polling day.
Meanwhile, Richard Tice's reform narrowed the gap with the Tories to eight percent, while it grew to 14 percent.
The Liberal Democrats have nine points, the Green Party six, Scottish National party – three.
The same study found that almost three out of five voters said they were “absolutely confident that they would vote.”
66 percent of people aged 65 and over are sure to vote, as well as 62 percent of people aged 50 to 64 and 54 percent of people aged 25 to 49.
Number of young people aged 18 and over Under 24s saying they were likely to vote rose 17 percentage points to 52 percent.
Labour needs a 12-point shift in the polls to win a national majority as it records its worst defeat since 1935 of the year in the 2019 general election under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.
“The country is crying out for change.” Asked on Friday whether his party's double-digit lead in the opinion polls and a series of gaffes affecting Mr Sunak made a Labor victory inevitable, Sir Keir said: “I have to say, that the Prime Minister is standing in the pouring rain without an umbrella and pretending that he is the only person in the country who has a plan, how can I put it, a farce.”
He added: “I hope people will vote for the changes that I think are desperately needed. But I'm modest. I know we need to earn every vote, and polls don't predict the future.
“We make a positive argument. We are glad that elections have been called because I think the country needs them. The country is crying about this. And we will continue the positive campaign.”
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