Joe Public wants PM to go
A new poll has found the British public want a change of political leadership.
The Mori survey of 1,007 adults for the News of the World on 26-27 June found Tony Blair to be no longer beleived trustworthy in the public’s eyes, with most interviewees claiming his management of health, crime, transport and asylum-seekers was poor.
53 per cent claimed he and New Labour had run out of fresh ideas. While 45 per cent said he should stay at the helm, 46 per cent demanded his resignation.
48 percent of interviewees believed it was the right time for Mr. Blair to step down.
The Labour Party as a whole is not faring much better, having seen its sizeable lead over the last decade vanish in matter of months. Labour and the Tories both vie for a clear vantage point beyond a shared 35 per cent. The Liberal democrats command 19 per cent of the vote.
The PM will be cheered by the fact that Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has not taken advantage of the current woes afflciting Labour. Mr. Duncam Smith is backed by 48 per cent of respondents. More than a third do not trust him.
An aide close to Jack Straw said the minister was “furious” about the dodgy dossier affair and some in government felt Alastair Cambell had “outlived his usefulness.”
Peter Kellner, the head of YouGov, an internet-bsed pollster said of Labour’s current lowly standing: “People feel that the government is not delivering on its promises.
“There’s an increasing sense that the government isn’t telling the truth about all sorts of things, from the state of the public services to the reasons for the war against Iraq recently.”
A YouGov poll for the Daily Telegraph on Friday found the Tories had overtaken Labour for the first time in 11 years.
The Tories enjoyed 37 per cent of the vote, while Labour’s support dropped to 35 per cent
