Poll shows support for Brown resignation
Sunday, 10 August 2008 12:00 AM
A poll published in the News of the World newspaper today shows that 46 per cent of people think that the prime minister Gordon Brown should resign.
Mr Brown's leadership credentials have been called into question after the party lost one of its safest seats to the Scottish National Party in last month's Glasgow-East by-election.
Since then speculation has been rife in the media of other Labour party members looking to take over the leadership of the party and become the country's prime minister. The poll in the newspaper also puts the Tories 20 points ahead of their rivals in the approval ratings.
Results from the survey, conducted by polling organisation YouGov, also show that 49 per cent of people preferred former prime minister Tony Blair to Gordon Brown.
However, a spokesperson for YouGov, Ben Glanville, warned that a change of leader for the Labour party might not be enough for them to win the next general election.
He told the paper: "These results are bad news for Gordon Brown. If Labour are to have any hope of wooing the electorate then a change at the top may restore their fortunes, but it is no magic bullet.
"And if Labour chose a new leader he or she would have to work very hard to gain the public's confidence. It would not come automatically," he added.
The poll was based on interviews conducted with 2,031 adults between August 6th and August 8th.
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