Clinton regains lead in polls ahead of US Presidential election

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a question during a campaign rally at the Derry Boys and Girls Club in Derry, New Hampshire February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Hillary Clinton is six percentage points ahead of her rival Donald Trump in the latest US election poll – regaining the lead she held before last week’s announcement of an FBI probe into the email scandal according to Sky News.

Following an e-mail controversy that re-emerged last week, polls showed that Clinton’s lead had narrowed but the gap appears to have opened once again.

The Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released late on Wednesday showed her six percentage points ahead – the same advantage she held before FBI director James Comey announced a second investigation into Hilary Clinton’s e-mails.