Boris Johnson could face a crunch vote on his premiership as new polling predicted the Conservatives risk being pummelled by Labour at a key by-election.
A survey of voters in Wakefield has suggested the Tories could lose the by-election on June 23 by as much as 20 points
Polling by JL Partners put Labour on 48 points compared with 28 points for Johnson’s outfit – a 19 point slip on the winning Tory performance two-and-a-half years ago.