May leads the Tories to record 21-point poll lead over Labour

THERESA MAY was celebrating Easter today with her party’s biggest poll lead yet over Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour.

The Tories now stand 21 points ahead of Labour – the largest gap since Mrs May became Prime Minister.

The huge lead emerged as Mrs May drew on her childhood as the daughter of a Church of England vicar to issue an Easter message appealing to the country to ‘come together’ in the wake of the Brexit vote. She said: ‘This Easter, I think of those values that we share – values that I learnt in my childhood, growing up in a vicarage.

‘Values of compassion, community, citizenship. The sense of obligation we have to one another.’

She continued: ‘After a period of intense debate over the right future for our country, there is a sense that people are coming together and uniting behind the opportunities that lie ahead.

‘For at heart, this country is one great union of people and nations with a proud history and a bright future.

‘And as we face the opportunities ahead of us – the opportunities that stem from our decision to leave the European Union and embrace the world – our shared interests, our shared ambitions and above all our shared values can – and must – bring us together.’

In his message, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – who has denied he is an atheist but insists his religious views are ‘private’ – sent Easter greetings to ‘all Christians and those of all faiths and none’.

According to the new ComRes poll, the Tories are now on 46 points – up four on last month – with Labour trailing on 25 and the Liberal Democrats at 11.