Half of Britons side with Tories

– Half of Britons back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives ahead of a snap general election in June, according to a new opinion poll published yesterday.

Polling company ComRes, which conducted the survey for the Sunday Mirror tabloid, said it was the first time the Conservatives had reached the symbolic 50% support mark since January 1991.

The online poll put the Tories up four points on the previous week. The main opposition Labour party was unchanged on 25%.

The smaller centrist opposition Liberal Democrats, campaigning on a pro-European ticket, were unchanged on 11%. – AFP