PM seen as winner of ITV debate by 51% of viewers in Sky poll, a narrower margin than forecast

If the post debate poll is to be believed, it was almost a dead heat. Boris Johnson won the ITV debate in the eyes of just 51% of the viewers, compared with Jeremy Corbyn’s 49%, according to an immediate poll conducted by YouGov on behalf of Sky News.

It can be tempting to dismiss such immediate sampling, although such surveys are taken in the minutes after a TV debate ends and people are invited to express a simple, binary view.

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