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Poll gives Conservative Mike Freer five-point lead over Lib Dem Luciana Berger in Finchley and Golders Green

Exclusive: A quarter of voters cite Labour antisemitism as major factor in their vote, as party's support in the seat plummets

November 29, 2019 10:58
Polls suggest the Finchley and Golders Green, previously a Tory/Labour marginal, is now a fight between Conservative Mike Freer and Lib Dem Luciana Berger
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Tory Mike Freer is five points ahead of Lib Dem Luciana Berger in Finchley and Golders Green, according to a poll for the JC.

The poll of 507 adults in the constituency puts Mr Freer on 29 per cent, Ms Berger on 24 per cent and their Labour challenger Ross Houston on just 14 per cent.

Brexit and Labour's antisemitism crisis – as well as high-profile Ms Berger stepping in to be the Lib Dem candidate – have made the seat one of the most keenly watched in this General Election.

Historically it has been a Labour/Tory marginal – which Jeremy Corbyn's party lost by just 1,657 votes in 2017. But the poll for the JC places Labour a distant third.