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Labour hits two-year poll high as Opinium puts Burnham’s party on 30 per cent

The first voting-intention survey since the Prime Minister’s debut conference speech puts Labour five points clear of Reform, with Burnham the only leader in positive approval territory and voters backing his care service and EU rethink.

Grace Adeyemi · 5 Oct

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