Budget gives labour team poll boost

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have regained their lead over the Conservatives on the economy in the wake of this week's Budget,according to a new poll.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Mar 2010, 21:58 BST

Updated 26th Mar 2010, 21:58 BST

Some 33 per cent of those questioned for BBC2's The Daily Politics said they trusted Labour's Prime Minister and Chancellor most to steer Britain's economy through the downturn, against 27 per cent favouring David Cameron and George Osborne and 13 per cent the Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg and Vince Cable.

The last time pollsters ComRes asked the same question in a survey for the programme in December, the Tory team were in the lead by 33 per cent to 26 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives restored their lead over Labour to four per cent in the latest daily poll for The Sun, after dipping to a margin of just two points earlier in the week.

Tories were on 37 per cent against Labour on 33 per cent.