Miliband takes a 6pc net lead in YouGov’s leader ratings
Ed Miliband overtakes Cameron in YouGov’s leader ratings. He’s on 32% WELL/55% BADLY to Cameron’s 32%/61%. So Ed’s net is -23% to Dave’s -29
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LATEST YouGov voting – 31/43/10 with UKIP on 8. Labour maintaining a solid double digit lead.. The LDs up from their low of 7% on Thu to 10
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EdM’s net YouGov leader ratings lead of 6% over Dave his best ever position
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Ed getting big YouGov boost from LAB voters. 67% say he’s doing well compared with 57% last week &ratings <50% earlier in year
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Just 26% tell YouGov that Cameron is a “strong leader” against 40% saying weak. In March it was 37% strong to 30% weak,
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Are LAB voters now getting behind their leader?
The latest YouGov poll for the Sunday Times is now out and has good news for the LAB leader Ed Miliband.
His net position of minus 23% is six points better than Dave’s and puts him in his best ever position in relation to the prime minister.
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Key to the big change in the number is a significant increase in the number of LAB voters ready to say that their leader is “doing well”.
Earlier in the year this dropped below the 50% mark. A week ago it was on 57%. This is now 67% representing a big turnaround.
If this is maintained and seen in other polling it will surely, banish the suggestions that Ed might be pressured to step down before the general election.
The voting intention numbers continue the pattern we have seen with, yet again, another solid double digit lead for Labour.
The 6/4 from Ladbrokes that Ed Will be PM before 2020 starts to look like a good bet.