Kemi Badenoch’s honeymoon appears to have come to an end as the poll surge enjoyed by her party since she was elected Tory leader stalled this week.
According to the Techne UK weekly tracker poll for The Independent, Sir Keir Starmer actually saw a small increase in his lead over the Tories – now two points – despite a difficult week in which the “tractor tax” protests in London attracted an estimated 20,000 people.
