LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE

Will they crash in the elections? Support for the Conservatives in Britain is at a 46-year low.

A new survey in Britain shows that the ruling party of Rishi Sunak receives only 20 percent support - the lowest figure since 1978 - and is distancing from Labour, which scoops up 47 percent. A number of Conservative lawmakers have already declared that they will not run for another term in the elections to be held later this year, in which their party may suffer a resounding and historic defeat.

05 March 2024 · 06:17 UTC

Support for the ruling Conservative party in Britain has plummeted to a low of more than four decades, ahead of the general elections later this year - in which it could suffer a resounding defeat. In a survey conducted by Ipsos at the end of February, support for the Conservatives - who have been in power for 14 consecutive years - fell to only 20%, a drop of 7 percentage points compared to the previous month. The opposition Labour Party leads the Conservatives by a significant margin, receiving 47% in the survey.