Opposition doubles lead over UK's Brown: poll
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Britain's opposition Conservatives have  doubled their opinion poll lead over the ruling Labour Party in  the last two weeks, delivering another blow to Prime Minister  Gordon Brown's battered image.
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Gordon Brown will beat his rivals to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, predicts ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock.
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Gordon Brown&#39;s closest ally  heightened speculation on Wednesday over when the British prime  minister might call an election as a new poll gave the ruling  Labour Party a commanding lead.
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The ruling Labour party of Prime Minister Tony Blair was ahead of the opposition Conservatives by two points in the opinion polls on the eve of a crucial party conference.
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Gordon Brown faced his first electoral test as prime minister on Thursday, with two by-elections which could influence whether he decides to call a general election soon.
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New Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#39;s Labour Party has its biggest opinion poll lead for nearly two years, a survey out Sunday showed, raising the prospect of a snap general election.
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Gordon Brown has drawn a surge in support for the governing Labour Party at the expense of the opposition Conservatives since he became prime minister three days ago, polls showed Saturday.
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A new opinion poll had decidedly mixed news for British Prime Minister Tony Blair: while he looks set to win the next election, his finance minister and arch rival Gordon Brown is now a more popular choice as premier.
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LONDON  - At the end of a week that saw a senior cabinet minister resign amid scandal, a new poll gives British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour party a five-percentage-point lead over the Opposition Conservatives.
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Australian opposition leader Kevin Rudd is strengthening his lead over PM John Howard, a new poll suggests.
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Treasury chief Gordon Brown said Britain's economy is growing faster than anticipated, raising his forecast for this year by a half percentage point to 2.75 percent.
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Two preliminary exit polls showed opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko with a lead over Viktor Yanukovich, the prime minister.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has less potential as a prime minister than David Cameron, the leader of the main opposition party, a poll has shown.
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Gordon Brown today refused to rule out calling a snap general election as new polls showed Labour maintaining its lead over the Tories.
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Gordon Brown, who wants to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, has sought to dispel doubts he is fit for Britain's top job and welcomed a challenge to face Labour Party rivals for the leadership.
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Comment is free: Andrew Rawnsley: Gordon Brown begins his reign at Number 10 in a more dominant position over the cabinet than any recent premier.
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LONDON: The likely opening shots of a lengthy British general election campaign were exchanged yesterday as the country's main opposition party outlined its broad aims ahead of a poll widely expected for May.