Voters not put off by sleaze claims, Tory MPs say, as poll shows drop in approval

Labour MPs counter that issue is being raised on doorsteps ahead of 6 May local electionsConservatives MPs and candidates have said that the sleaze allegations surrounding Downing Street are not “cutting through” to voters as a new poll showed the party’s lead over Labour has plummeted ahead of next week’s local elections.Boris Johnson said on a visit to Wrexham on Monday that the “stuff that people are talking about” in Westminster was not among issues being raised on the doorstep. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/apr/26/voters-not-put-off-by-sleaze-claims-tory-mps-say-as-poll-shows-drop-in-approval #local_elections #conservatives #labour #opinion_polls #local_government #local_politics #politics #society #uk_news #boris_johnson