Labour are the only party perceived to have run a 'positive campaign', while the Conservatives have made worst gaffes, according to a new poll.

Of more than 2,000 adults surveyed, 45% think Labour's campaign was positive, while only 32% said it was negative.

More than half of those asked (52%) think the Tories have been the most affected by scandals and missteps in the public eye, with Rishi Sunak leaving D-Day commemorations early seen as the worst.

Reform UK candidates caught making racist slurs on film was seen as the second worst 'gaffe' of the campaign, with the betting scandal surrounding the Conservatives and Mr Sunak saying he went without Sky TV as a child are also seen as big mistakes in the campaign.

The Savanta poll for the Telegraph also suggests that Tory voters are worried about Angela Rayner one day succeeding Sir Keir Starmer as leader of Labour.

Vote share for the Tories was up to 24% in the poll.

Chris Hopkins, political research director at Savanta, said: “This is the highest Conservative vote share in a Savanta poll since early June - or more specifically, pre D-Day debacle.

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here: this result, if replicated on election night, would still mean a historic Labour victory.

“But these sorts of numbers imply heavy losses rather than electoral oblivion. Alongside Reform UK looking like they could be slipping, this is as close to good news as the Conservative Party gets these days.”

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