New Ipsos MORI and Panelbase polls

Anthony Wells

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The Standard released their first Ipsos MORI poll of the campaign today. Topline figures with changes from MORI's last pre-campaign poll are CON 49%(+6), LAB 26%(-4), LDEM 13%(nc), UKIP 4%(-2). Like other companies there is a obvious shift towards the Conservatives and a drop for UKIP, though MORI tended to show significantly lower UKIP support than other companies to begin with, meaning there wasn't far to fall. It seems almost redundant now to reel off the list of the records broken, but for the record it's the biggest Tory lead MORI have shown since 2008.

Theresa May's lead on who would make the most capable Prime Minister is now 61% to Corbyn's 23%, the highest MORI have recorded since they began asking the question in 1979 (Thatcher hit 48% against Foot, Blair 52% against Hague).

For methodology geeks, note that Ipsos MORI are the only company still doing their voting intention polls by telephone... and that it does not presently appear to be making much difference.

Panelbase also put out their first campaign poll today. Topline figures there are very much in line with other companies, with topline figures of CON 49%, LAB 27%, LD 10%, UKIP 5%. Tabs are here

Finally, there was bit of a social media fuss over graphic from Clive Lewis's campaign earlier on this morning, which originally claimed to show an ICM constituency poll for Norwich South (since corrected). Alas, this was not the case: ICM have not done a Norwich South poll.

In fact it was based upon a poll of all Labour seats ICM did for a group called Represent Us, back in January. The figures on Lewis's graphic are a projection of what the situation might be in Norwich South given the swing amongst Remain and Leave voters in ICM's poll (though given the unusual politics of Norwich South, with the Greens narrowly ahead of the Lib Dems, I have doubts about whether that's a useful approach in this specific seat). But really - don't mistake it for a poll of Norwich South, it isn't one. Time will tell whether we see any actual constituency polls at this election.

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