ICM leader ratings in the Mirror make miserable reading for Miliband

ICM leader ratings in the Mirror make miserable reading for Miliband

Is his survival till GE2015 looking less likely?

There some new polling from ICM for the LAB friendly Mirror, linked to in the Tweet above, that’s certain to add to party’s jitters even though the voting intention trend continues to be for Labour.

Overall just 21% of those polled said they were satisfied with his leadership compared with 42% saying dissatisfied. Amongst Lab voters the split was 45-31.

The only saving grace for Ed is that the poll finds no clear alternative. Amongst Lab voters 28% say he should lead party at GE2015 with the former MP, David Miliband backed by 18%. Next one down is Harriet Harman on 5%.

In a way that suggests that this is more than just Miliband matter but a reflection on the weakness of the party leadership as a whole. There are no big figures who command respect or even are recognised.

The bookies, meanwhile, have been tightening their odds on EdM not it through the general election. It was 9/2 with Ladbrokes that he wouldn’t survive – now that is 4/1.

Update – latest YouGov

Mike Smithson

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