Poll Puts Labour Ahead Of Conservatives
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:40 pmLabour is more popular than the Tories for the first time since 2007, according to a new poll.
On the eve of Ed Miliband's first conference speech as leader, YouGov puts the party on 40% with the Tories on 39% and the Lib Dems trailing on 12%.
Sky's elections expert Michael Thrasher said the result was positive for Labour, but disastrous for the Liberal Democrats.
"These figures must be intensely depressing for Liberal Democrats because they suggest a reversion to the old two-party political establishment," he said.
"The battle lines appear to be drawing to the exclusion of the third party."
It comes as Mr Miliband attempts to draw a line under Labour's failure at the last election and call for the party to unite under his leadership.
The Lib-Dems may have only a very small share of the popular vote but the new Labour leader would stil need their help to form a coalition government
