Poll puts Labour one point ahead of Tories

Labour and the Tories are almost neck-and-neck ahead of the British general election, according to a new poll.

Labour and the Tories are almost neck-and-neck ahead of the British general election, according to a new poll.

The YouGov survey for the Daily Telegraphputs Labour on 36 per cent and the Conservatives on 35 per cent. The Liberal Democrats are on 21 per cent.

Labour and the Tories have both made a 1 per cent gain since a similar survey last week. The Lib Dems are down 1 per cent.

According to the poll, 30 per cent of people think the country is "no longer safe", with too much crime and vandalism and "too many people coming into the country who should not be here".

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A total of 22 per cent said the economy was "in pretty good shape".

When asked which they would choose if they were forced to choose between a Tony Blair-led Labour government and a Michael Howard-led Tory government, 49 per cent said Labour and 37 per cent opted for Tory.