Latest YouGov and Populus polls

This morning's YouGov/Sun poll has topline figures of CON 32%, LAB 38%, LDEM 10%, UKIP 13% - a six point lead for Labour (as was yesterday's poll). After a week of narrower leads immediately following the budget it looks as though things have now reverted to the same sort of leads we were seeing before the budget*. Full tabs are here.

Meanwhile the twice-weekly Populus poll has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 37%, LDEM 10%, UKIP 13% - also very much business as usual.

(*Meaning I don't have to rip up my annual budgets rarely do anything positive for government popularity post. Was looking dicey for a bit there.)

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