Britain's Conservatives and opposition Labour tied in latest opinion poll
14:46, 30/08/2020, SundayU: Update: 14:51, 30/08/2020, Sunday
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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson answers questions from Britain's opposition Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer during the weekly question time debate in Parliament in London, Britain July 1, 2020.
Britain's Conservative Party and the main opposition Labour Party are tied in a new opinion poll, the first time the governing party has not been ahead for more than a year.
The new poll by Opinium put both parties on 40%, with 47% of the 2,002 people polled between Aug. 26-28 disapproving of the government's handling of the country's coronavirus pandemic, compared with 31% who approved.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson approval rating is still lower than Labour leader Keir Starmer's, although Starmer's rating has dipped, the poll showed on Saturday.