Conservatives Surge Ahead In New Election Poll

The Conservatives have surged ahead in a new election poll that puts the party on 39%, six points ahead of Labour on 33%. The ICM poll, published by The Guardian, has the Liberal Democrats unchanged on 8%, UKIP down two points on 7% and the Greens up three points on 7%. The Conservatives were up 3% in the poll and Labour down 2%. It is the best result for the Conservatives in an ICM poll since March 2012, before the so-called "omnishambles" budget.