Labour keeps 9% lead over Tories in UK

Opposition Labour party chief, Ed Miliband is seen here among supporters.

A new survey has found that the opposition Labour party in Britain kept a 9 percent lead in popularity over the Conservatives, while UKIP is maintaining its huge gains over recent months.

According to the latest Opinium/Observer poll the opposition Labour party led by Ed Miliband is down 1 percent on a fortnight ago, at 36 percent, with the Conservatives up 1 percent on 27 percent, UKIP down 1 percent on 20 percent and the Liberal Democrats up 1 percent on 7 percent.

The poll suggests that the figures are enough to deliver Labour a comfortable majority if replicated in an election.

However Ed Miliband’s party has made no progress since hardening its stance on public spending over the past fortnight.

This is while that UK Independence Party (UKIP) showed no sign of falling away since its successes in the Eastleigh by-election and the May local elections.

Opinium also asked voters about their views on the pay of parliamentarians following controversy about MPs using their positions at Westminster to further their private interests.

From among those people asked 46 percent said the annual salary of £66,396 was too high, while 41 percent said it was enough. 67 percent thought it should not be increased under any circumstances while 13 percent disagreed with that statement.

Opinium carried out an online survey of 1,942 adults in Great Britain aged 18+ from June 12 to June 14 2013. Results have been weighted to nationally representative criteria.

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This article originally appeared on: Press TV