The poll published by Survation - one of the very few pollsters to point towards a hung parliament in this month's general election - puts Labour three percentage points ahead of Theresa May's Conservatives.
Leading centrist figures within the Labour party - including Stephen Doughty, Chuka Umunna, and 49 others - have signed a letter sent to The Guardian headlined: "As Labour politicians, we reject a hard-right Brexit, and defend the single market".
Polling expert John Curtice, a professor at Strathclyde University, said today that the party was boosted by a swing to Labour from professional and managerial level voters, far from the party's historical backers.
He said Labour was no longer a party of the working class, but of "social liberals".
The verdict followed an Ipsos Mori survey which showed Labour achieved its best score among ABC1s since 1979 - increasing its vote share among the group by 12 points on 2015. The swing to Labour is attributed to under 44s, mainly 25-34s, while there was a swing to the Conservatives among over 55s.
This contrasts with graduates, where Labour lead by 15%.
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Police Commander Stuart Cundy said police will seek criminal prosecutions if the evidence warrants. "That number 58 may change". She has since announced additional support and a five million-pound relief fund for the rehabilitation of the victims.
Jeremy Corbyn is really the first leader in British politics who the public - having decided you're useless - changed their minds.
"I want to reassure all those European Union citizens who are in the United Kingdom, who have made their lives and homes in the United Kingdom, that no one will have to leave, we won't be seeing families split apart", May said.
Jeremy Corbyn has said he will look to "force an early general election" after claiming it was "ludicrous" to suggest Theresa May could stay in power.
The team acknowledged there were previous examples of requisitions, for example at codebreaking hub Bletchley Park prior to the First and Second World Wars.
Labour's £10 an hour pledge was criticised by business groups during the General Election, who said it would hike their wage bills.
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