New Ipsos MORI, Angus Reid and TNS-BMRB polls

This months polls seem to have bunched together to an absurd degree - yesterday we had ICM, Populus and YouGov, now we also have Angus Reid, TNS-BMRB and Ipsos MORI (plus of course, another YouGov daily poll tonight).

MORI have topline figures of CON 38%(-3), LAB 38%(-1), LD 12%(+1). Unlike most of the rest of the recent polling this is actually a slight move against the Conservatives although it still leaves the two parties neck and neck. The leader approval ratings are also very negative for Ed Miliband, dropping to minus 26 from minus 16 a month ago. It does also have an interesting political implication for inside the Westminster bubble - up until now the Labour party have been using MORI's leader ratings to claim that Miliband's leader ratings are broadly comparable to Cameron's at a similar stage in his leadership. It was quite a tendentious claim anyway (Cameron's ratings were around minus 5 or 6 at this stage), but it certainly cannot be sustained any longer. Miliband's approval ratings are now heading into Hague or IDS territory.

TNS-BMRB have the most positive figures for Labour we've seen recently, with topline figures of CON 37%(+2), LAB 40%(+2), LDEM 10%(-1), Others 13%(-2). Figures for Miliband are again more negative though, the percentage of people telling TNS they have confidence in him to solve the country's problems has dropped to 22% from 25% in October. 38% said they has confidence in David Cameron (down from 41%).

Angus Reid also have Labour holding onto a small lead, although it has fallen sharply since November, with topline figures of CON 35%(+2), LAB 37%(-5), LDEM 11%(+3). Again, Ed Miliband's figures have fallen sharply - his net approval stands at minus 31 (down from minus 20 in November).

UPDATE: YouGov's daily poll meanwhile has topline figures of CON 40%, LAB 38%, LD 9%, so another one with a small Tory lead. Overall we now have ICM & YouGov showing narrow Tory leads, ComRes & MORI showing Labour and the Conservatives level, Angus Reid, TNS and Populus showing narrow Labour leads.

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