Kemi Badenoch slashes two points off Labour’s lead in her first week as Tory leader

New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has narrowed the poll lead of Keir Starmer by two points in her first week, with the Conservative Party’s support increasing to 25% while Labour’s fell to 29%, reducing the gap to four points. Badenoch’s strong performance at PMQs and criticism of Labour’s past attacks on Donald Trump have contributed to her early success, despite facing scrutiny over a social media joke. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK remains stagnant at 18%, while support for the Lib Dems dropped to 13% and the Greens held steady at 7%.

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