Re: Labour takes 5 point lead
Is anyone surprised? I'm not.
Theresa May has totally screwed up BREXIT and together with Bercow brought The House not just into disrepute but contemptible.
Indeed the performance of the Conservative party since the Cameron led government has been pathetic. BREXIT is the final nail.
Labour under Corbyn has by comparison with the Conservatives appeared to know where their towel is although the key word has to be appeared.
Had the Conservatives not been so awful then Labour could have been seen for just what they are.
A second factor is time. It is about nine years since Labour held office and over that period the electorate has changed with around 20% ish now having little knowledge or experience of a Labour government and most will vote based on what they've seen taking place.
If I was around 20 years old today then I would be thinking long and hard before casting my vote for a Conservative candidate.
Today I would / will be voting strategically.
To add to the number sending that I hope will be a hard slap to the Conservative "Men In Grey Suits" and in the next General Election in a way as to minimise the possibility of a Labour candidate being elected.
Although the cost of five years Labour misrule might just possibly be worth the seismic shake up needed by the Conservatives.