A series of opinion polls have shown Labour's lead over the Conservatives has been cut and one suggests they are level. Polls for Channel 4 News, The Times and The Guardian, show Labour's lead cut to four points, three points and in the case of the Guardian ICM poll, neck and neck.
The ICM poll for the Guardian newspaper shows the two main parties are now both on 38 per cent. The survey, in which final polling data has just been released, also has the Liberal Democrats on 16 points. It was conducted after David Cameron's unscripted address to the Tory conference in Blackpool.
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The prospects of a snap election have been thrown into doubt with opinion polls showing Labour's lead over the Tories has been slashed. The findings will come as a shock to Prime Minister Gordon Brown who had been considering taking advantage of Labour's previous lead of up to 11 points, to call a November election.
David Cameron has called on Gordon Brown to allow senior Tory frontbenchers to meet civil servants in preparation for a possible handover of power if there is a snap General Election.
David Cameron said on Wednesday he was tough enough to govern Britain, challenging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call an early general election. In a more than hour-long speech, Cameron set out to dispel doubts about his toughness to be prime minister.
The battle to be Mayor of London has intensified after the Tories put up Boris Johnson to fight Ken Livingstone in next year's election. The mop-haired MP won the nomination by a landslide, immediately pronouncing that Mr Livingstone's time was up.
The Tories have launched a stinging attack on Gordon Brown's pursuit of photo opportunities in Iraq as the Prime Minister announced British troop withdrawals on a visit to Baghdad.
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If elections are won on the basis of who can speak for the longest period of time without an autocue, Gordon Brown should hold fire on calling a snap poll and give himself as long as possible to hone his skills because on that front, David Cameron is a true champion.
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