Explainer | U.K. election: What is the MRP method of modelling opinion polls?
People attend the Reform UK party’s rally at the NEC in Birmingham, Britain, June 30, 2024. File
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As Britain's election campaign enters its final stretch, the work of opinion pollsters is back in the spotlight with several recent projections of a record victory for the opposition Labour Party grabbing the headlines.Labour's ample 20-point opinion poll lead has hardly budged since Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the July 4 election last month, shifting the focus to the question of how big Keir Starmer's win will be rather than whether it will happen.
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