How big is a 20 point opinion poll lead and what word should we use to describe it – insurmountable, commanding, or maybe flaky? Right now, 20 points is the average advantage Keir Starmer and Labour hold over Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives: 46 plays 26.
In Tony Blair’s case, such a lead proved more than sufficient to propel him to his first epic win over the Conservatives.
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