Working class voters flock to Tories as Labour struggles to hold on to its base

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Class is no longer the dividing line in British politics that it once was, with Theresa May's Conservatives winning over the working class from Jeremy Corbyn.

In the 1992 General Election, things were simple. The Tories were seen as the party of the middle class while Labour could rely on the working class vote.

Back then the Conservatives led Labour among ABC1 (middle class) voters by around 30 points, while Labour was leading among C2DE (working class) voters by around 10 percentage points.

Working class voters flock to Tories as Labour struggles to hold on to its base, poll shows