ComRes show 13 point Tory lead

ComRes have their first poll of 2010 in the Indy on Sunday tomorrow. The topline figures, with changes from ComRes's previous poll just before Christmas, are CON 42%(+4), LAB 29%(nc), LDEM 19%(nc). Others are down to 10%, from 14%.

This represents yet another post Hoon-Hewitt poll showing an increased Conservative lead, but the fact that Labour have not fallen doesn't really tally with Labour having suffered permanent damage from the fuss. Instead this poll suggests the Conservatives benefitting from the minor parties being squeezed. It is ComRes's highest figure for the Conservatives since July, but it also equals their highest Labour figure since March - unlike most of the other pollsters ComRes never showed Labour getting back up to thirty at the end of last year.

On other questions, ComRes asked if people agreed with the statement "The Labour party has the right ideas about how to get Britain out of recession". 33% agreed, pretty much identical to the proportion who agreed with the same statement about the Conservatives last month (34%) - however, 59% disagreed, compared to only 46% who disagreed when asked about the Tories in December.

Asked if they agreed or disagreed that "The Iraq inquiry is a waste of time", people were evenly divided - 46% agreed, 46% disagreed.

It's not confirmed if we have any more polls to come tonight or not - I'll update when we know.

UPDATE: @vincentmoss twitters that there is indeed a YouGov/Sunday Times poll tonight and it's going to show a 9 point lead.

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