Labour close gap on Conservatives as Theresa May’s lead over Jeremy Corbyn is cut to FIVE points amid social care chaos

THERESA MAY's lead over Jeremy Corbyn's Labour has been cut to FIVE points after the Tory social care chaos.

A stunning poll put the Tories on 43 per cent but Labour on an astonishing 38 per cent.

The five point gap - down from 24 on the day the snap election  was called - is the smallest lead the Tories have enjoyed since Theresa May became PM.

If repeated at the polls, the Tories may only LOSE seats, the Times claimed.

More worryingly for the Conservatives, the once huge 52 point gap between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn's personal rating has been cut to 17 in a month.

YouGov's Anthony Wells said the stunning reversal in Tory fortune appeared to stem from the manifestos. But he added the Tories may have lost support in wake of the Manchester terror attacks.

He said: "It has been a highly unusual few days in an election campaign, arguably unlike any other in history."

Theresa May had a 21 point lead on April 17. A separate poll gave them a 19 point lead at the start of May, when Labour were on just 28 points.

The lead was cut to 9 a the weekend. Last night showed the Tories have lost a point and Labour gained 3 this week alone.

YouGov quizzed 2,052 people on Wednesday and yesterday.

Tory candidates last night insisted they believed the polls have been "well off" in the Election. But the YouGov poll threatens to flame tensions gripping the Tory HQ ever since the startling social care u-turn.

Senior Tories are furious with the lack of policies targeting 'strivers' and working Brits. Others have spoken privately about their frustration at not being consulted over the manifesto by Theresa May's closest aides.

It was largely put together by the PM's chief of staff Nick Timothy and Cabinet Office Minister Ben Gummer.

Labour's score is the highest since Ed Miliband was running the party in October 2014.