Boris Johnson is heading for a trouncing in essential London regional elections in May. Based on a brand new poll providing Labour a substantial 30 point lead. The Tories are failing to obtain a bounce in support out of the war in Ukraine. The survey indicates – with fears with a deepening cost of living crisis. Foremost in voters’ minds.
At the final borough council elections in London in 2018. Labour overcome the Conservatives by fifteen points, but that margin has today doubled based on re-search by Deltapoll. Keir Starmer’s party results in the capital by fifty four per cent to twenty four per cent, in contrast to a victory by forty four per cent to twenty nine per cent 4 years back.
Crucially, the “totemic” Tory held London boroughs of Westminster and Wandsworth are likely to be crucial to the election battles on five May, which may however figure out Mr Johnson’s fate.
Regional Improbable
The Ukraine war makes it very improbable that Conservative MPs is going to topple him through the Partygate scandal, even in case he’s fined for breaking the own Covid rules of his, once the police investigation concludes.
Nevertheless, the prime minister remains susceptible to proof in the ballot box which voters have turned decisively against the premiership of his. Worryingly for the Conservatives, national insurance payments, energy costs as well as council tax will all increase sharply next month – one month prior to polling day.
A spring statement on twenty three March provides Rishi Sunak the chance to relieve the pain, though the chancellor isn’t likely to announce more costly support for households at this time. The poll was performed on behalf of the London Communications Agency, whose board director Jenna Goldberg said: “From this poll, Labour will seem to be approaching May’s elections in the capital out of a place of strength.”
