Government

Voting intention, opinions on the Labour government, how leaders affect their parties, how they are in touch with what people think

Tony Blair's standing compared to leaders of the four other major European nations and the USA is poor, according to Ipsos's latest G6 monitor.

Best party leader

MORI's exclusive survey for The Sun reveals that, among the general public, David Cameron is the clear favourite to lead the Conservative Party, and neither his age or education background are seen as barriers to him becoming Prime Minister.

MORI's recent poll for The Sun indicates that more than a third of the public (36%) would like to see Tony Blair step down as Prime Minister 'immediately'. Furthermore, when asked who they think would make the most capable Prime Minister, the public prefer Gordon Brown to Blair, albeit by a small margin (42% vs 39%). Support for Brown is greatest amongst Liberal Democrat supporters, while more Labour and Conservative supporters prefer Tony Blair.

Labour's first post-war Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, has been voted as the most successful British Prime Minister in the 20th century, according to a survey conducted by MORI and the University of Leeds among academics specialising in 20th century British history and politics.

Q I am going to read out a list of problems facing Britain today. I would like you to tell me whether you think the Conservative party, the Labour party or the Liberal Democrats has the best policies on each problem.

New research carried out by MORI, on behalf of Corporate Edge, shows NGOs and CSR experts are highly supportive of proposed Operating and Financial Review (OFR) legislation, while institutional investors, the intended audience for the proposed report, still need convincing.

New research for the Financial Times shows the mountain the Conservative party and its leader Michael Howard has to climb before the next general election. Most people do not believe there would be better public services and lower taxes under a future Conservative government, with just in five people (21%) thinking public services would improve and 15% thinking taxes would be lower. A third (32%) believes Tony Blair would make the best Prime Minister, compared to a fifth (21%) who pick Howard.