Truss' mini-Budget blamed for huge Labour poll surge over Conservatives

A YouGov poll found Labour is surging 17 points clear of the Conservatives in the wake of the Tories' mini-budget

A YouGov survey for The Times revealed that Labour has taken its biggest opinion lead over the Tories since the firm began polling in 2001, when Sir Tony Blair led the party to a landslide general election victory.

Read more: Banks pull mortgage deals for new customers as brokers predict major shift in UK mortgage market Some 60% said the Chancellor's £45 billion tax-slashing package was unaffordable for the country, while just 25% believed the Government had a clear plan for the economy and only 19% thought the budget was "fair".

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