Real change is possible in this general election (Wantage and Didcot Liberal Democrats)

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Real change is possible in this general election

April 18, 2010 7:34 AM

In the Leaders' debate on Thuisday, Gordon Brown repeatedly agreed with the Lib Dem Leader

As reported on the BBC website, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg says people believe "something exciting" is happening in the election, as polls suggest the Lib Dems were boosted by the TV debate. One survey indicates they are ahead of Labour, while another suggests they have closed the gap to two points.

Mr Clegg said people were "starting to hope real change" was possible, as David Cameron warned against a hung parliament, seen as more likely if Lib Dem support increases.

A ComRes poll for the Sunday Mirror and Independent on Sunday puts the Conservatives on 31, the Lib Dems on 29 and Labour on 27, confriming an extraordinary shift in Lib Dem support following the first prime ministerial debate. The poll of 1,006 people was conducted on on 16 and 17 April. An ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph puts the Conservatives on 34, Labour on 29 and the Lib Dems on 27.

This is the Conservatives' lowest rating in an ICM poll since September 2007.

Mr Clegg, speaking on a visit to a hospital in south west London, said: "I think change, real change, is more possible than people think when a growing number of people start thinking, believing, that maybe we can do things differently. I think that is what is starting. I can't predict what is going to happen in the election campaign, but I think something exciting is starting to happen."

He said that more people were turning away from the "old politics" of Labour and the Conservatives.