No-election rumours

It would appear that the polls have moved against Labour, the first hint was when Gordon's chum, Michael White said on Radio 4 that Brown has NEVER said he would call an election and that "it is all speculation drummed up by the media and David Cameron.", how on earth these people can keep a straight face I do not know.

Iain Dale has this afternoon written that "Sources close to The Guardian are indicating to me that their poll tomorrow will show a Tory lead of three points. If that is true (and I have no way of verifying it at the moment), and the YouGov poll for the Telegraph shows a similarly dramatic turnaround, then it would surely mean that all election bets are off. It doesn't indicate how Brown will explain the volte face, but that is something for us all to look forward to and relish.

UPDATE: I've just been told the Channel 4 News/YouGov poll shows a Labour lead of 3% - again, a massive turnaround. I'm trying to verify these figures at the moment, but I thought you'd all want to know, even if they are at the moment unconfirmed.

UPDATE 4.40pm: Well the plot thickens. The Guardian figures were apparently from the early results, but Labour have now firmed to hold a small lead, which is thought to be nearer to the Channel 4 figures."


Poor poor Gordon, now he will have to back down and suffer the indignity of being mocked for cowardice. I suggest a campaign of "Gordon is frit" for the long time Conservative supporters and "Gordon is a coward" for the rest whenever he appears in public. The next Prime Ministers question time should be worth a watch!