Guardian Essential poll: Labor loses ground in first week of campaign but remains ahead of Coalition

Albanese's disapproval rate rose by five points but over half of all respondents still believe Labor will win the next election

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Labor appears to have lost ground in the opening week of the federal election campaign according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, but a majority of respondents still think Anthony Albanese will be Australia's next prime minister.

The latest survey of 1,020 respondents shows Labor's standing in the two-party preferred plus" measure is down three points in a fortnight, and there has been a two point increase in the number of undecided voters. But 55% of respondents believe Labor will win on 21 May.