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(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Britain believe their country's financial resurgence could be jeopardized after next month's House of Commons ballot, according to a poll by YouGov published in the Daily Telegraph. 40 per cent of respondents believe a Tory government might put recent economic gains at risk, while 26 per cent feel the same way about a new term for Labour.

Britain will renew the lower house of Parliament on May 5. Chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown has been in charge of Britain's finances since 1997—the longest continuous tenure for any public servant in the position.

On Apr. 5, Brown declared that a third term for the governing Labour party would be beneficial for businesses, saying, "Despite higher world oil prices and despite the lower growth of European economies, the British economy will continue to grow at a faster rate over the course of this year than the rest of the European Union (EU)." 13 per cent of respondents say Britain's financial status is strong enough for it not to matter who is in power.

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