Britian’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the Barratt Homes – Willow Grove housing development in Bedford, Britian November 21, 2019. Dan Kitwood/Pool via REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has seen its lead narrow to 10 points over the opposition Labour Party, according to a poll by Panelbase released on Friday, the first time the lead has shrunk in one of its recent surveys.
The Conservatives were on 42%, down one point from the pollster’s survey last week, with Labour on 32%, up 2 points.
The Liberal Democrats were on 14%, down one point, and the Brexit Party was down two points to 3%. Britons go to the polls on Dec. 12.
Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Stephen Addison