THE TELEGRAPH: Voters are starting to believe that the May 6 general election may produce a break from the ''tired choices'' offered by the two parties which have dominated British politics, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said.
Mr Clegg was speaking as a second poll - in The Sun - put his party in the lead with 33% of support, against 32% for the Tories and 26% for Labour. The YouGov survey found Lib Dem backing was up three points since a similar poll was taken last Friday, and marks the first time the company has ever put the party in the lead.
Both of the main parties were today turning their fire on the Liberal Democrats, as it started to appear possible that the surge in Lib Dem support was not merely a temporary blip in the wake of Mr Clegg's widely-praised performance in Thursday's TV debate.
In a speech in London this morning, Conservative leader David Cameron will warn that a vote for the Liberal Democrats risks allowing Gordon Brown to ''limp on'' in power.
''The only way to get change, the only way to get the job done, the only way to get leadership and make sure we don't carry on with Gordon Brown is a decisive Conservative victory,'' Mr Cameron is expected to say.
Meanwhile, in a campaign bulletin to Labour supporters, Lord Mandelson predicted that support for the Liberal Democrats would fade once the public came to understand their policy agenda - including plans to cut child tax credits and child trust funds and an ''amnesty'' for illegal immigrants. >>> | Monday, April 19, 2010
