Liberal Democrats overtake Labour in European election polls

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The Liberal Democrats have overtaken Labour in the European election race, a poll has suggested.

Whilst the Liberal Democrats have pulled ahead, Nigel Farage's Brexit Party still remains to be the clear frontrunner in the polls.

The YouGov study put Sir Vince Cable's party, one point ahead of Labour, while the Tories dropped to single-digit levels of support on 9%.

The Liberal Democrats are now currently campaigning with a Stop Brexit message on 16 per cent, according to the poll.

Britain's leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Vince Cable and the European Parliament's chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt.
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The Brexit Party was on 35 per cent, according to the survey of more than 7,000 people.

The YouGov results again showed the Tories in fifth place, behind the Greens on 10 per cent.

Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, Sheila Ritchie, Scottish Liberal Democrats European elections candidate and Christine Jardine MP, join Lib Dem European election candidates.
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Change UK were on 5 per cent and Ukip on 3 per cent.

Nigel Farage's Brexit party still leads the polls
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YouGov's Adam McDonnell said: "Both the Conservatives and Labour look set to lose a majority of those who voted for them in the 2017 general election.

"Only one in five of those who voted Conservative just under two years ago are sticking with the party for next week's European Parliament vote, with 62 per cent instead planning to back the Brexit Party.

"Labour is also losing a large proportion of their voters, mainly to Remain parties (Lib Dem 21 per cent, Green 16 per cent, Change UK 6 per cent)."

Compared with YouGov's previous study for The Times on May 8-9, the Lib Dems and Brexit Party were up one point, Labour and the Conservatives both down one.

YouGov surveyed 7,192 British adults between May 12 and 16.

Additional reporting by PA.

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