The public is increasingly writing off Labour as a general election force with fewer voters believing that a change of leader or policy could help it. The latest Populus poll for The Times, undertaken over the weekend after Labour's defeat in Glasgow East, suggests that its dramatic slide in popularity is being driven by a collapse in economic confidence. Labour is now on 27 per cent, down one point on the last Populus poll three weeks ago, and around the level it has been for the past three months, the lowest since the early 1980s. The Conservatives are on 43 per cent, plus two points, and its strongest position for 20 years, with the Liberal Democrats down one point at 18 per cent. Other parties are unchanged on 12 per cent.
The public is increasingly writing off Labour as a general election force with fewer voters believing that a change of leader or policy could help it.
The latest Populus poll for The Times, undertaken over the weekend after Labour's defeat in Glasgow East, suggests that its dramatic slide in popularity is being driven by a collapse in economic confidence.
Labour is now on 27 per cent, down one point on the last Populus poll three weeks ago, and around the level it has been for the past three months, the lowest since the early 1980s.
The Conservatives are on 43 per cent, plus two points, and its strongest position for 20 years, with the Liberal Democrats down one point at 18 per cent. Other parties are unchanged on 12 per cent.
