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Pre-Budget poll boost for Labour as Tory lead slips

11/03/2008

The Labour party has enjoyed a slight boost to its opinion poll ratings ahead of tomorrow's Budget.

A survey by Populus for the Times says support for the government has risen three points to 34 per cent.

Labour still lags behind the Conservative party, albeit at a gap of only three points after the Tories dropped by the same number to 37 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats meanwhile saw their support rise two points to 19 per cent, although the Populus data suggested this increase comes despite faltering backing for new leader Nick Clegg.

Among Lib Dem voters Mr Clegg's support fell from 6.5 to 5.63 out of ten, while among the electorate his figure slipped to 4.16 from 4.4.

Gordon Brown, who tomorrow will take a backseat on Budget day for the first time since 1996, was given an approval rating of 4.59 overall and 6.72 among supporters.

Tory leader David Cameron remains the most popular party helmsman with an overall rating of 5.23.

Populus polled 1,502 adults between March 7th and March 9th.