Labour Facing Poll Disaster ; Labour Activists in the Westcountry Last Night Expressed Dismay at the Disintegration of Gordon Brown's Government On the Eve of Crucial Local Elections.
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Labour activists in the Westcountry last night expressed dismay at the disintegration of Gordon Brown's government on the eve of crucial local elections.
The Prime Minister's dwindling authority was stretched to breaking point when Communities Secretary Hazel Blears quit the Cabinet less than 24 hours before the polls open for today's Euro and county council votes.See the full content of this document
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Labour Facing Poll Disaster ; Labour Activists in the Westcountry Last Night Expressed Dismay at the Disintegration of Gordon Brown's Government On the Eve of Crucial Local Elections.
The crisis erupted as a new poll suggested Labour would finish behind UKIP. The Party trails both the Conservatives and Nigel Farage's anti-EU party in a YouGov poll commissioned by the Daily Telegraph.
Among people certain to vote, Labour can count on just 16 per cent supp...See the full content of this document