Election

Conservatives Down to 3 Point Lead Over Labour

Ipsos's November Political Monitor (carried out by telephone between 14-16 November 2008 among 1,002 adults age 18 and over) shows that among those absolutely certain to vote, the Conservative Party share has dropped five points to 40% and the Labour Party share has increased seven points to 37%.

Ipsos's October Political Monitor shows that despite media speculation about a "bailout bounce", the Conservatives remain firmly in the lead with more than four in ten voters choosing them (45%), while Labour trails on 30%.

Ipsos has carried out a focus group for BBC News during David Cameron's conference speech, as they did last week for Gordon Brown's speech.

The relationship between Britain and America now is strong, according to an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for the Atlantic Partnership. Seven British adults in 10 say that it is either "very" (15%) or "fairly" (55%) strong while just 16% say it is not. Only two people in 100 say that the "special relationship" is not at all strong.

Q Thinking about opportunities for young people over the next few years do you expect them to ... ?

Ipsos has carried out a focus group for BBC News during Gordon Brown's conference speech.

Ipsos's September Political Monitor shows the Conservative party on 52% and the Labour party on 24% among those saying they are "absolutely certain to vote", a Conservative lead of 28 points. This is both the highest Conservative lead ever recorded by Ipsos, and also the largest Conservative share we have ever recorded.

Q How confident, if at all, are you that the government will "deal with climate change" in the next few years?

Q How confident, if at all, are you that the government will "control and manage immigration" in the next few years?