THE FACTS

• A new Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll has Labour at 27.8%, down 3.7 points
• The poll was conducted between August 1 and August 4
• Opportunity received 6.1%, which would put it in Parliament

Like being dunked in a bucket of cold water, the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll should wake Labour from any fantasy it may have that it can just stroll to power on the back of an unpopular, muddled Prime Minister.

A result of 27.8%