The Conservatives still lead Labour in the race for Downing Street despite Theresa May suffering a drop in approval ratings, according to two new polls
With less than a week to polling day, Opinium in The Observer has the Tory advantage down to just six points whereas ComRes for the Independent and Sunday Mirror shows the Conservatives holding firm with a 12 point lead.
Opinium puts the Conservatives on 43 per cent - down two points on a week ago - while Labour is up two on 37 per cent. The Lib Dems are down one on 6 per cent while Ukip is unchanged on 5 per cent.
Both polls also suggest a fall in Theresa May's personal approval rating following a week in which other party leaders lambasted her for refusing to join them at a BBC debate in Cambridge.
Opinium has her approval rating down from plus 11 per cent last week to plus 6 per cent, while Mr Corbyn's has held relatively steady on minus 12 per cent.
ComsRes has her personal rating turn negative for the first time since becoming Prime Minister last year at minus 3 per cent - a 12 point drop since they last tested it in February.
In contrast, Mr Corbyn's rating has risen by 18 points although he continues to lag well behind the Prime Minister on minus 15 per cent.
Earlier today another survey found 68 per cent of aged 18 to 24 year olds who are registered and say they are “certain” to vote plan to support Mr Corbyn.
The ICM poll suggested 16 per cent would vote for the Conservatives, while 8 per cent said they would go for the Lib Dems.
It comes after a ‘Super Saturday’ of campaigning in which Mr Corbyn accused the Tories of being in “chaos” over tax plans.
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His remarks were in response to Mrs May failing to back a senior minister who said higher earners will not face an income tax hike under a new Tory government.
Campaigning in West Yorkshire, the Prime Minister declined to be drawn on his comments, saying only it was their "firm intention" to reduce taxes for ordinary families.
"Our position on tax hasn't changed. We have set it out in the manifesto," she said.
