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Labour, Tories Tied with 36% in UK
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The main political organizations in Britain are even, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Daily Telegraph. 36 per cent of respondents would vote for the governing Labour party in the next general election, while 36 per cent would support the opposition Conservative party.
The Liberal Democrats are third with 19 per cent. Ten per cent of respondents would vote for other parties. Support for Labour increased by one point since mid-March, while backing for the Tories fell by two points.
In May 2005, British voters renewed the House of Commons. The governing Labour party secured 356 seats, followed by the Conservatives with 197 and the Liberal Democrats with 62. Labour leader Tony Blair has served as prime minister since 1997. In October 2004, Blair vowed to retire at the end of his third term in office. Current chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown has been mentioned as his possible replacement.
Since December 2005, David Cameron has been the leader of the Conservative party. Last month, the Liberal Democrats chose foreign affairs spokesman Menzies Campbell as their new leader.
Yesterday, senior cabinet minister Peter Hain discussed the relationship between Blair and Brown, declaring, "I am not denying there are not tensions. I am not denying there isn't the odd argument but that's inevitable in any huge operation such as running government. But a lot of the media obsession in this seems in a different world from the one I operate in around the cabinet table and in government."
Polling Data
If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?
Mar. 29 | Mar. 17 | Feb. 22 | |
Labour | 36% | 35% | 36% |
Conservative | 36% | 38% | 38% |
Liberal Democrats | 18% | 19% | 18% |
Other | 10% | 7% | 8% |
Source: YouGov / Daily Telegraph
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,873 British adults, conducted on Mar. 27 and Mar. 29, 2006. No margin of error was provided.