YouGov, ComRes and Opinium show Tory lead growing

There are three new polls tonight, and they all show a post-budget swing towards the Conservatives.

YouGov/Sun: CON 39%(+2), LAB 32%(nc), LDEM 18%(-1) ComRes/Independent: CON 37%(nc), LAB 30%(-2), LDEM 20%(+1) Opinium/Express: CON 38%(+1), LAB 28%(-2), LDEM 18%(+3)

YouGov's daily poll for the Sun has a 7 point lead, up from 5 in their Sunday Times poll and equalling the highest they've had the Conservatives this month. ComRes show the Conservatives unchanged, but Labour dropping two since the end of last month. Opinium have a ten point Conservative lead.

The changes themself are not massive, but every poll since the budget has shown a trend back towards the Conservatives. There seems little doubt that the budget has shifted things back towards the Tories a bit. The question now is whether it lasts, or whether it is just a brief downwards blip for Labour that will pass as new events (like the Conservative tax announcement or whatever coverage tonight's Chancellor's debate gets) take over the political news agenda.

UPDATE: Lib Dem figure from Opinium corrected (you'll have to wait till tonight for tonight for it to get corrected in the sidebar)

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