ENGLAND: Trust in pollsters is low after their failure to forecast the Tory majority in the general election a poll has found. 

A ComRes post-debate poll for ITV News had on the UK general election TV debate last night had Ed Miliband, David Cameron and Nigel Farage tied in first place on 21%, with Sturgeon on 20%, Clegg on 9%, Bennett on 5% and Wood on 2%.

Ed Miliband, leader of Britain’s opposition Labour party, yesterday sought to rally support for his economic policy, five months before an election, by portraying his rivals’ planned spending cuts as “extreme” and driven by a heartless ideology.

Children and teenagers whose parents have divorced say their exam grades suffer and they are driven to drink or drugs or feel pressure to get involved in the break-up, according to new research released in the UK.

The UK Independence Party surge has continued with two opinion polls giving the party record levels of support.

Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Tories losing ground.

Three quarters of people in the UK believe rape suspects should be given anonymity until they are convicted, a poll has suggested.

Nearly a third of voters in David Cameron’s own constituency would “seriously consider” voting against the British Prime Minister if he does not offer a vote on Britain’s European Union future, according to a new poll.

David Cameron’s revelation that he hosted private Downing Street meals for Tory donors has sparked calls for an independent inquiry into “cash for access” claims and urgent party funding reform.

Many City workers in London believe there is too great a gap between rich and poor in the UK, a think-tank report published today reveals.

Scottish independence now has majority backing north of the border and in the UK as a whole, according to a poll tonight.

BRITISH police chiefs yesterday hit back at Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to enlist a US crime expert after last week’s riots, as the conservative leader vowed “zero tolerance” against street violence.

David Cameron’s honeymoon period with British voters is over as new figures reveal that his support is on the wane.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will make a fresh appeal to be granted bail when he returns to court today.

IT was “immigration, immigration, immigration” as the ghost of Gordon Brown’s campaign gaffe haunted last night’s TV debate between the prime ministerial hopefuls.

Gordon Brown will attempt to lift himself for the third and final prime ministerial debate today after offering a grovelling apology for branding a pensioner “bigoted”.

Crucial economic figures which could have a decisive impact on the UK general election will be released today, following a TV debate last night in which none of the party leaders managed to deliver a knockout blow.

THE gloves came off in the second televised debate of the British general election campaign last night, as the leaders of the three big parties clashed over issues ranging from nuclear weapons to Europe, immigration and expenses.

There was more evidence of a huge surge in Liberal Democrat support tonight - with one poll suggesting the party had taken the lead in a UK general election campaign for the first time in living memory.

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The British Conservative Party have stretched their poll lead in the wake of British Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Budget package, a poll showed.

Author Terry Pratchett will tonight call for assisted suicide to be legalised as two polls revealed most people back the move.

The British Labour Party could still hang on to power after a general election if it ditched Gordon Brown for one of his rivals, according to a poll published today.

Barely half of British voters believe a change of leadership or policy would improve prime minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party's chances of success in the next UK general election, according to a survey out today.

British prime minister Gordon Brown has come under further pressure today following the publication of a new poll.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was hit by fresh opinion poll woe tonight as the Tories moved into a 13-point lead – their biggest advantage for almost two decades and enough for a 64-seat Commons majority.