Labour trouble
Brown: one year on, 20 points behind, says exclusive ICM poll
"Gordon Brown faces a damning verdict from voters ahead of his first anniversary in power, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll. It suggests that his prime ministership has been a disappointment: 74% of those questioned say that he has been a change for the worse compared with Tony Blair, and only 24% think Labour has a chance of winning the next election while he remains leader."The poll also gives the Conservatives a record 20-point lead over Labour, six points up on last month. Labour support has fallen two points to 25%, the lowest recorded in the ICM polls, which began in 1984...
"Liberal Democrat support, at 20%, is two points down but remains only five points behind Labour, the narrowest gap on record. Backing for other parties, at 10%, is up one on last month, partly because of the strong nationalist performance in Scotland...
"Attitudes are much the same among all socio-economic groups, all parts of the country and between men and women..."
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Humiliation for Labour in Henley poll
"Gordon Brown suffered a scathing first anniversary verdict on his premiership early this morning when Labour not only lost its deposit in the Henley byelection, winning less than 5% of the vote, but was pushed into fifth place behind the Greens and the British National party.
"In an excellent night for David Cameron, the Conservatives easily held the leafy Oxfordshire seat, beating back the Liberal Democrat challenge...
"The last time one of the major parties finished fifth in an English byelection was when the Liberals contested Walsall North in 1976...
"It is unlikely that the terrible result will act as a tipping point for those cabinet members reluctantly considering whether they should ask Brown to stand aside, but it will do nothing to boost confidence among Labour MPs in marginal seats. They will be worried by signs that the Tories can now beat off the Liberal Democrats, making an overall Tory majority at the next election more likely..."
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