Gordon Brown falls behind John Major

Labour's poll rating worst since Thatcher, Guardian/ICM poll shows

Labour support is in freefall, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today. It shows that the party's position - 14 points behind the Conservatives - is worse than at any time since May 1987, just before Margaret Thatcher won her third election by a landslide.

Public confidence in Labour's ability to govern has dropped heavily on a series of key measures. Voters are also turning their back on Gordon Brown personally: 75% of people who voted Labour in 2005 now think that Tony Blair was a better prime minister. Overall, voters also place Brown as a leader behind Thatcher and even John Major.

It must be time to go for Gordon Brown.

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[kimbofo]

But there is, quite frankly, no one to replace him.