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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 05:41 AM
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Boost for Ed Miliband as new poll puts Labour ahead of the Conservatives
Ed Miliband received a boost today on the morning of his first major speech as Labour leader as a new poll showed the party pulling ahead of the Tories for the first time in three years.

The YouGov survey for the Sun showed support for Labour had risen to 40%, with the Tories on 39%. Other polls since the formation of the Tory-Lib Dem coalition have shown Labour and the Tories neck and neck, but none have shown Labour ahead. The Liberal Democrats were on 12%.

The polling was conducted on Sunday and yesterday and is the first survey of voting intentions since Miliband defeated his elder brother David on Saturday evening to become the new Labour leader.

The last time Labour was ahead was before Gordon Brown, the former prime minister, appeared to back off from calling a general election in October 2007.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/28/ed-miliband-poll-labour-conservatives
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Hopeless Romantic Donating Member (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 10:31 AM
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1. YAY!
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 11:15 AM
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2. Encouraging!
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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 11:28 AM
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3. It's certainly an improvement on how the Tories were doing ,,,
Edited on Tue Sep-28-10 11:28 AM by non sociopath skin
... in the months following their last few general election defeats.

Of course, we must not forget they didn't actually win the last one either ...

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SydneyDundee Donating Member (66 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-28-10 11:30 PM
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4. ..which just goes show how pathetic matters are in British politics...
that a clearly low competency 6th former can impact the polls is such tragedy, nay farce........
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non sociopath skin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-10 02:13 AM
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5. A provocative statement, Sir.
Might one hear a little more of your reasoning?

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