Political Monitor

Labour has stretched its lead over the Conservatives despite Tony Blair's difficulties on Iraq, MORI's latest survey for the Financial Times shows. Asked how they would vote in a general election held tomorrow, of those who said they were certain to vote, 40% replied Labour, 31% Conservative and 21% Liberal Democrats.

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,850 adults aged 18+ at 203 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 28 August - 2 September 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

Satisfaction with the way the government is running the country, and satisfaction with the way Tony Blair is doing his job as Prime Minister has reached an all time low. Blair's ratings are not anywhere near John Major's woeful scores — yet — but they're getting there.

MORI interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,940 adults aged 18+ at 192 sampling points across Great Britain. Interviews were conducted face-to-face on 17 – 22 July 2003. Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

The Conservatives are now ahead of Labour in voting intentions (38% to 35%) based on all those who say they are "absolutely certain to vote". This is five points up for the Tories since the last General Election.

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for May 2003

The British public has swiftly re-focused on domestic affairs since the end of the war in Iraq, and Tony Blair has found a rise in his satisfaction ratings to be short lived.

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for April 2003

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