Labour leads as Cameron loses boost from EU veto

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(Reuters) - Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron has failed to hold on to a boost in popularity which followed his decision to opt out of a new European economic pact late last year, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos MORI Political Monitor.

February's poll of voting intentions, published on Wednesday, puts the Labour opposition in front on 41 percent, with the Conservatives on 35 percent and the Liberal Democrats on 12 percent.

Those figures reveal a three point drop since January for the Conservatives, senior partners in a coalition government with the smaller Liberal Democrats, taking their popularity rating to around the level it was before Cameron vetoed an accord designed to stabilise the crisis-hit euro zone.

His surprise decision had won support from Britons who are largely sceptical about closer integration with the continent.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/uk-britain-politics-ipsospoll-idUKTRE81S0G920120229

[ikri]

1. Would mean a pretty hefty majority

If electoralcalculus.co.uk is to be believed. (DU doesn't like the full URL as a link EDIT added a goo.gl link instead )

[Sea-Dog]

2. still reckon Cameron will get a second term

once the unpopular nhs changes are forgotten

[yyfq66]

3. Spam deleted by Morning Dew (MIR Team)