UK election: Labour closing gap with Torries as Brexit, NHS take centre stage

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With less than two weeks to go to Britain's General Election, the latest polling shows the Conservative Party's lead over Labour has dropped slightly

, the latest polling shows the Conservative Party's lead over Labour has dropped slightly.

The Tories have experienced a drop of one point to 46 per cent, while Labour has gained three points to 31 per cent, according to a survey of 2,000 adults by Opinium Research. The Liberal Democrats are up one point to 13 per cent, while the Brexit Party is down one point to 2 per cent.A third of"don't knows" didn't expect to make up their mind until the day of the election itself, with 13 per cent saying they're likely to only make up their mind at the polling booth.

However, the Remain vote still shows no sign of decisively uniting behind one party, with the Liberal Democrats holding onto a quarter of the Remain vote. The poll found little has changed in the past week on perceptions of who would make the best prime minister.Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn shaking hands during a head-to-head debate last month.Priya Minhas, research manager at Opinium, said:"While Brexit is still the key issue... this has dropped in importance since the start of the campaign, with the NHS and health becoming more prominent as a deciding factor.

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