ICM leader ratings in the Mirror make miserable reading for Miliband
New ICM poll for Mirror ratchets up the pressure on EdM http://t.co/zzfiy4giAn Fewer than half LAB voters satisfied pic.twitter.com/vcwlNe8uEc
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 20, 2013
Is his survival till GE2015 looking less likely?
There some new polling from ICM for the LAB friendly Mirror, linked to in the Tweet above, that’s certain to add to party’s jitters even though the voting intention trend continues to be for Labour.
Overall just 21% of those polled said they were satisfied with his leadership compared with 42% saying dissatisfied. Amongst Lab voters the split was 45-31.
The only saving grace for Ed is that the poll finds no clear alternative. Amongst Lab voters 28% say he should lead party at GE2015 with the former MP, David Miliband backed by 18%. Next one down is Harriet Harman on 5%.
In a way that suggests that this is more than just Miliband matter but a reflection on the weakness of the party leadership as a whole. There are no big figures who command respect or even are recognised.
The bookies, meanwhile, have been tightening their odds on EdM not it through the general election. It was 9/2 with Ladbrokes that he wouldn’t survive – now that is 4/1.
Update – latest YouGov
Latest YouGov Sun poll sees LAB lead up to 7% and UKIP move to 14% CON 31 LAB 38 LD 10 UKIP 14
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 20, 2013