The final polls of the general election showed neither Labour or the Tories could break the deadlock that looked destined to end in a hung parliament.
Labour pulled back three points to end the campaign level with the Tories on 35 per cent, according to the final ICM poll for the Guardian.
The pollster predicted that would leave both parties with exactly 273 MPs.
In the first of a series of interviews with leaders of progressive parties in Wales ahead of the May 7 Senedd election DAVID NICHOLSON talks to Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth
Morning Star Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON analyses polling for the Senedd election — and it’s bad news for Welsh Labour
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