Record poll lead for British Opposition

The UK Conservative Party raced into a record 24-point opinion poll lead today among those certain to vote as Labour hit a 30-year-plus voter rating low.

The UK Conservative Party raced into a record 24-point opinion poll lead today among those certain to vote as Labour hit a 30-year-plus low.

Any hopes of a "Beijing bounce" for UK prime minister Gordon Brown on the back of Britain's Olympic successes were dashed by the latest monthly Ipsos/Mori survey.