(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Many adults in Britain believe current chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown would be a good head of government, according to a poll by Ipsos-MORI. 31 per cent of respondents think Brown would make the most capable prime minister.

Conservative party leader David Cameron is second on the list with 27 per cent, followed by Charles Kennedy of the Liberal Democrats with 13 per cent.

Brown has been in charge of Britain's finances since 1997—the longest continuous tenure for any public servant in the position. He has been mentioned as a possible replacement for current Labour leader and prime minister Tony Blair, who has vowed to retire at the end of his current mandate in 2010.

On Dec. 6, the Conservative party announced that Cameron would be their new leader. The 39-year-old Cameron becomes the fourth person to command the opposition organization in the past eight years. Kennedy has been the leader of the Lib-Dems since August 1999.

As far as how the three party leaders would deal with specific issues, at least 30 per cent of respondents choose Brown in the areas of understanding world problems, understanding Britain's problems, and representing Britain in Europe. 48 per cent of respondents believe the current chancellor of the exchequer would be best at handling the country's economy.

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Who do you think would make the most capable prime minister—Gordon Brown, David Cameron or Charles Kennedy?

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