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DAD-TO-BE David Cameron last night enjoyed a “baby bounce” — with his lead over Labour increased to EIGHT points.
The Tory chief saw his popularity rise just days after announcing wife Sam is expecting a baby in September.
His ratings were also boosted by the big thumbs-down for Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Budget.
And Mr Cameron is gaining support from Labour’s links to Unite, the union behind BA and other strikes.
An exclusive News of the World ICM poll today shows the events of the past week have helped him stretch his lead by two points.
Since our poll last week, support for the Conservatives has risen by one point to 39, while Labour dropped one per cent to 31. The Lib Dems were static at 19.
If the figures were turned into votes at the General Election, it would give the Tories 309 seats, 44 more than Labour.
But it would still leave them 17 MPs short of an overall majority — meaning a hung parliament.
The poll showed voters having second thoughts about backing Gordon Brown after the Budget attack on middle-income earners.
About a quarter of people — 24 per cent — said they were LESS likely to vote Labour, with only nine per cent now more likely.
ICM associate director Martin Boon said: “ Our polling was conducted after the Budget so the widening of the gap might imply that voters were left unimpressed with the measures announced. It does put more daylight between the Conservatives and Labour.”
There is also evidence that Mr Cameron is making gains on the back of Mr Brown’s embarrassing links with Unite, which has donated £11million to the Labour party.
DAD-TO-BE David Cameron last night enjoyed a “baby bounce” — with his lead over Labour increased to EIGHT points.
The Tory chief saw his popularity rise just days after announcing wife Sam is expecting a baby in September.
His ratings were also boosted by the big thumbs-down for Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Budget.
And Mr Cameron is gaining support from Labour’s links to Unite, the union behind BA and other strikes.
An exclusive News of the World ICM poll today shows the events of the past week have helped him stretch his lead by two points.
Since our poll last week, support for the Conservatives has risen by one point to 39, while Labour dropped one per cent to 31. The Lib Dems were static at 19.
If the figures were turned into votes at the General Election, it would give the Tories 309 seats, 44 more than Labour.
But it would still leave them 17 MPs short of an overall majority — meaning a hung parliament.
The poll showed voters having second thoughts about backing Gordon Brown after the Budget attack on middle-income earners.
About a quarter of people — 24 per cent — said they were LESS likely to vote Labour, with only nine per cent now more likely.
ICM associate director Martin Boon said: “ Our polling was conducted after the Budget so the widening of the gap might imply that voters were left unimpressed with the measures announced. It does put more daylight between the Conservatives and Labour.”
There is also evidence that Mr Cameron is making gains on the back of Mr Brown’s embarrassing links with Unite, which has donated £11million to the Labour party.
And on today’s BBC Politics Show the Tory leader accuses Mr Brown of being in the pocket of his militant union paymasters.
In a recorded interview he says: “He’s hocked to the unions, he’s so reliant on them for all of the money and everything else that goes with it.”
Mr Brown stepped up his own campaign yesterday by telling a rally in Nottingham that Labour would secure economic recovery and halve the £167billion budget deficit.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,003 adults aged 18+ by telephone on March 24-25, 2010. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
And on today’s BBC Politics Show the Tory leader accuses Mr Brown of being in the pocket of his militant union paymasters.
In a recorded interview he says: “He’s hocked to the unions, he’s so reliant on them for all of the money and everything else that goes with it.”
Mr Brown stepped up his own campaign yesterday by telling a rally in Nottingham that Labour would secure economic recovery and halve the £167billion budget deficit.
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 1,003 adults aged 18+ by telephone on March 24-25, 2010. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
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