Labour has moved into an 11-point lead over the Conservatives, according to a new opinion poll published in Britain.
The survey, by ComRes for the Independent, put Ed Miliband’s opposition up six points on 44 per cent and David Cameron’s Tories down two at 33 per cent.
That is the biggest such advantage since the 2010 general election and would produce a Labour majority of 116 at a general election, the polling firm calculated. The Liberal Democrats dropped three points to 12 per cent.
According to the survey, two-thirds (67 per cent) of voters – including 40 per cent of Tory backers – believe the prime minister and chancellor George Osborne are “out of touch with ordinary people”.