Conservative Leader David Cameron
Readers of the Independent on Sunday will have seen a new ComRes poll today which shows a major change in the British public’s voting intentions.
The new poll showed the Conservatives still leading with 39%, down 5% on the previous poll, whilst the Liberal Democrats were the biggest winners on 21%, up 4% on the previous poll, after a sucessful conference in Bournemouth. Labour, whose conference started in Manchester, rose to 27%, an increase of 2% on the previous polling figures. David Cameron’s twelve point lead is the lowest since May.
The poll contained a series of questions surrounding the leadership of the Labour party, which prove to be good news for Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Less than a third of those polled (30%) thought David Miliband would make a better Prime Minister, with nearly half (47%) disagreeing. Back in June, when the same question was asked, 41% thought Miliband would be better. A majority of 57% think that the current economic climate means it is the wrong time for Labour to change leader. An overwhelming majority of 71% think that there should be a general election in the event of Labour changing their leader once more.
If we combine the reduced Conservative lead with the lack of interest in a new Labour leader, then this strengthens Gordon Brown’s position. We wait, with anticipation, ahead of other polls due to be released shortly.
3 Comments
September 21, 2008 at 5:50 pm
David Cameron has brought this on himselp by becoming the ‘invisible man’ throughout the current crisis. Whisch to the casual observer would suggest that he doesn’t have a clue what to do. Why else would he miss a golden chance when the whole New Labout programme is under question?
September 22, 2008 at 12:39 am
Well, I think the casual observer would be correct. 1.8m words spoken by Cameron since he took over. No solutions, no answers, no commitments, no direction, no ideas….
It amazes me that they are flying as high as they are!
September 22, 2008 at 12:55 am
I suspect this run will be short-lived.