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Fresh poll blows for Brown
13/01/2008 11:31 - (SA)
London - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party lagged well behind the main opposition Conservatives in two opinion polls published Sunday.
David Cameron's Conservatives were on 43% and Labour on 33% in a YouGov/Sunday Times poll, which put the opposition's lead back to previous highs after a lull when it fell to five percent at the end of last year.
Labour were also behind in an ICM/Sunday Telegraph study which put the Conservatives on 40% and Labour on 33%.
The Sunday Times reported that many voters cited pessimism over the state of the economy in explaining their position, adding that 22% believe there will be a recession in Britain this year.
As former finance minister, Brown has faced rising political heat over fears about the state of the economy and particularly over the plight of troubled bank Northern Rock.
There is increasing speculation among commentators that the government is about to announce the nationalisation of Northern Rock, which applied to the Bank of England for emergency funding in September last year.
On Saturday, the former head of Lloyd's insurance market Ron Sandler announced he had agreed to be chairman of the lender if it is nationalised.
- AFP
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