UK Labour support at nine-year high

Support for Labour in Britain has reached its highest level in nine years as backing for the Conservatives has slumped dramatically…

Support for Labour in Britain has reached its highest level in nine years as backing for the Conservatives has slumped dramatically, according to a poll published last night.

Ed Miliband’s party has seen its poll rating rise by four points in the past month to 41 per cent, a figure last enjoyed by Labour during Iain Duncan Smith’s ill-fated leadership of the Tories, the ICM survey for the Guardian found.

Labour’s fortunes have risen as support for the Tories has fallen by six points to 33 per cent.

British prime minister David Cameron’s three-point lead a month ago has been replaced by an eight- point lead for Mr Miliband.

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Liberal Democrat support is unchanged on 15 per cent. – (PA)