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20:30, July 03, 2007 |
Support for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has soared following his handling of the attempted terrorist attacks in England and Scotland, a new poll for The Times newspaper showed Tuesday.
The leadership rating for Brown reached 37 percent compared with 34 percent for David Cameron, the Conservative leader, according to the Populus poll.
The poll results and two other recent opinion surveys point to an end of a 14-month constant Conservative lead in the country.
About 77 percent of voters regarded Brown as strong, whereas 43 percent favored Cameron. A total of 57 percent said Brown has what it takes to be a good prime minister, compared with 37 percent for Cameron.
The initial public response to the Brown government is quite positive, with 82 percent being hopeful that his team "will really get to grips with the most important issues facing Britain."
Some 46 percent of voters see Brown's decision to include outsiders into the government to create "a government of all the talents" as improving the way Britain is governed. And 35 percent say it will help restore voters' confidence in politics.
The poll questioned 1,500 people between June 29 and July 1.
<em>Source: Xinhua</em>
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