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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm, Political Editor

Labour opens huge lead over Tories among female voters

Leader Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor, at the Labour party conference in Liverpool last year.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, shadow chancellor, at the party conference in Liverpool last year. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Labour has opened up a huge lead over the Tories among women voters, many of whom are turning to Keir Starmer’s party because they feel financially insecure after 13 years of Conservative rule, a new report says today.

The analysis by Labour Together, a thinktank whose report is based on extensive polling and academic analysis, finds that the financial worries of huge numbers of women voters – particularly those aged under 50 – are persuading many to back Labour and reject the Conservatives.

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