New ComRes and Angus Reid polls

ComRes's monthly online poll for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror is out and shows virtually no change from last month. Topline voting intention figures are CON 33%(+1), LAB 42%(nc), LDEM 10%(nc), UKIP 8%(-1), Others 7%(nc).

Yesterday there was also a new Angus Reid poll, their first since May. Topline figures there are CON 30%(+1), LAB 41%(-4), LDEM 11%(+2), UKIP 9%. It shows a significant fall in the Labour lead, but this will be due to their previous poll being something of an outlier and being conducted in May when other companies were also showing somewhat larger Labour leads.

Later on tonight we also have the regular YouGov poll for the Sunday Times.

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