1. What the voters think
The electorate’s snap verdict on what the spring statement means for Labour and the Tories is in – and it looks an awful lot like the verdict they offered before the spring statement…
YouGov conducted two polls of voting intention for The Times this week: before Rishi Sunak did his thing, and afterwards. And despite everything, it remains tight at the top.
On Wednesday morning Labour recorded yet another consecutive lead – albeit of just one point. Sir Keir Starmer’s party led with 36 per cent, down 3 points on last week, with the Conservatives on 35 per cent, up two points; the Lib Dems were in third on 9 per cent, followed by the Greens on 8 per cent