UK PM Johnson's Conservatives extend lead over Labour

• The pro-European Union Liberal Democrats fell two points to 13pc and the Brexit Party was down 3 points at 5pc.
• The poll did not show the Brexit Party as an option to respondents if they lived in areas where the party will not field a candidate.

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has extended its lead over the opposition Labour Party during the past week, an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters showed on Monday, ahead of a Dec. 12 election.

Support for the Conservatives rose three points to 42pc while the Labour Party was up one point at 32pc.

The pro-European Union Liberal Democrats fell two points to 13pc and the Brexit Party was down 3 points at 5pc.

ICM surveyed 2,010 people online between Nov. 15 and 18.

The poll did not show the Brexit Party as an option to respondents if they lived in areas where the party will not field a candidate.