LONDON, 13 Oct. - (ANA) - The latest YouGov/Times voting intention figures shows that Labour have closed the gap with the Conservatives in government, with both parties currently on 40% of the vote. 

 

Last week the Tories (Conservatives) held a five-point lead, scoring 42% with Labour's 37%.

 

The results coincide with a YouGov poll earlier in the week finding that public approval of the government's response to the coronavirus crisis has fallen to its lowest level yet, with a net score of -33.

 

Elsewhere, the Liberal Democrats have 6% of the vote (unchanged) the Greens have 5% (from 4%), while the Brexit Party are on 3% (unchanged).

 

The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer continues to narrowly lead Boris Johnson on our 'best Prime Minister' question. Just over a third of Britons (35%) think the Labour leader would make the better head of government, compared to 30% for the incumbent.

 

Similar numbers of people (31%) still can't choose between the two, however. 

 

The poll shows that the majority of Brits think the government “does not have a clear plan” for Covid while Johnson’s popularity is waning.  - (ANA) -

 

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