A survey by Redfield & Wilton Strategies showed the Tories were likely to lose nearly every single Red Wall constituency
on which is best placed to lead the party, but the Labour leader is still ahead by 42 per cent to 36. And support for the Government’s cost of living policies has hit a new high at 32 per cent, with the proportion of people criticising its actions falling to 57 per cent.
Labour nonetheless leads on every single policy area except the UK’s response to the war in Ukraine, with double-digit leads on key areas such as the NHS and education. Redfield & Wilton said: “Despite a slight improvement, the overall polling outlook is still dire for the“If our voting intention result were repeated at the next election, it would still represent a dramatic turnaround from December 2019, when Labour finished almost nine points behind the Conservatives in the Red Wall, and it would be enough for Labour to win back most, if not all, of these seats.” Mr Sunak and his colleagues are widely seen as prioritising the Red Wall with the Tories braced for losses to the Lib Dems in their traditional heartlands and Labour wins in classic swing areas such as Milton Keynes, Plymouth and Reading.
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