Conservative party members want David Cameron to bring back Kenneth Clarke, the former chancellor, and David Davis, the former shadow home secretary, in his next frontbench reshuffle, according to a poll published today. The survey, which also shows that a significant minority of Tories want George Osborne to be replaced as shadow chancellor, was released to coincide with speculation that Cameron ...

David Cameron has received a boost with a new opinion poll showing the Tories' lead over Labour has increased to 13 per cent.

Conservative party members want David Cameron to bring back the former chancellor Kenneth Clarke and the ex-shadow home secretary David Davis in his next frontbench reshuffle, according to a poll published yesterday. The release of the survey, which also shows that a significant minority of Tories want George Osborne to be replaced as shadow chancellor, coincided with speculation that Cameron coul...

The two stories linked opposite, by Andrew Rawnsley on Politics Home, and Nick Robinson at the BBC, both illustrate the continuing problem for David Cameron as he tries to work out the best position for the Tories in the present crisis. Robinson starts his assessment pithily - "David Cameron can't say I told you so, because he didn't"! ConservativeHome, meanwhile reports an ICM poll that suggests ...

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David Cameron says the public will take "a lot of convincing" to elect the Tories as a poll shows them extending their lead.

The mood in the bars of Brighton is grim: the Tory lead is down to two points in the latest poll. (As UK polling Report notes, any individual poll should be treated with caution) The poll is, obviously, bad news for the Tories. But it does set the stage for David Cameron’s speech tomorrow. Cameron will deliver the speech without notes and from past experience we know that when he does that h...

Boris Johnson is more popular than even David Cameron amongst Tory activists, a major survey revealed yesterday. The survey conducted by ConservativeHome, gives Boris a net satisfaction rating of plus 86 per cent, a full three points ahead of his once boss David Cameron. The result will further fuel the rivalry between the pair, on a day in which Boris Johnson makes his debut conference speech as ...

ICM monthly survey for The Guardian has none of the volatility of today's Ipsos-MORI poll. The Tory advantage is steady at 12%. Like other pollsters ICM finds David Cameron is increasing his advantage as favoured Prime Minister: "David Cameron's personal...

CON 44(+2) LAB 31(+1) LD 18(-2) Sunday Telegraph poll gives Cameron a boost A new poll by ICM for tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph is just out and sees Cameron’s party edging up further from the last survey from the firm in the Guardian a week and a half ago. The shares, incidentally, are almost exactly the mirror image