New poll shows Labour and Tories still trailing in 3rd and 4th place

The Conservative and Labour Parties are trailing behind the Brexit Party and Liberal Democrats in a new survey of voter intentions.

The survey comes as the Tory leadership contest rages on, with six candidates remaining in the race to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister.

Voters were asked which party they would vote for if there were to be a general election.

YouGov’s results shows that the Tories command 17 percent of the vote share, down from 18 percent in the same poll last week.

The mainstream parties are falling behind Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party, who lead by 26 percent.

It also shows Labour, who are calling for a general election, in third place behind the Liberal Democrats, with the pro-EU party taking 22 percent.

Meanwhile, eight percent said they would cast their ballot for the Green Party while Change UK has just one percent.

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Meanwhile, three candidates were knocked out of the leadership race yesterday, meaning 50 votes are now up for grabs.

Shortly after Mr Hancock withdrew, frontrunner Boris Johnson caved to pressure from Tory leadership and agreed to take part in TV debates.

Speaking to Radio 4’s World at One, he said: “I’ve always been keen on TV debates and slightly bewildered as I think it’s important we have a grown up debate.

“I think the public have had quite a lot of blue on blue action over the last three years and I don’t think we necessarily want that.”