Miliband polls ahead of Cameron

Research by ComRes for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror found the approval score for the Prime Minister had slumped by seven points since last month.

By contrast, the Labour leader’s had increased by 12.

Overall Mr Miliband’s party was on 41 per cent, with the Tories on 32 per cent and Liberal Democrats 11 per cent.

Some 26 per cent of those surveyed agreed that Mr Cameron was turning out to be good premier, down three points from April 22. But 54 per cent said the opposite – giving him a net rating of minus 28. Mr Miliband’s score improved to minus 19, as his approval rose eight points to 26 per cent while 45 per cent thought he was doing a bad job. Mr Miliband is MP for Doncaster North.

The Tories and Labour were deadlocked on who was most trusted to run the economy, both receiving a rating of minus 29.

ComRes interviewed 2,038 adults online on May 16 and17.