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Outlook Dark for Britain's Brown

PM's ratings tank in new poll, prompting Labour worries party could go down with him

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted May 11, 2008 1:53 PM CDT
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(Newser) – British PM Gordon Brown suffered his worst ratings yet today, falling behind Conservative Party leader David Cameron in every category in a new survey. The Labour leader is scrambling to win back public favor after three in four people said he was doing a bad job, with almost half calling his governance very bad, the Guardian reports.

Brown's next move will be a proposal that would extend the right to flexible hours to millions more working mothers. But with Cameron seen by the public as more caring, competent, intelligent, and likable than Brown, Labour ministers devastated by recent elections are worried that Brown's high negatives will continue to hurt their party.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves his official residence, 10 Downing Street in London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday May 7, 2008.
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves his official residence, 10 Downing Street in London, to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament, Wednesday May 7, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Gordon Brown is seen being interviewed for the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show, Sunday May 4 2008. Brown's Labour Party suffered its worst election results in four decades.
Gordon Brown is seen being interviewed for the BBC1 current affairs programme, The Andrew Marr Show, Sunday May 4 2008. Brown's Labour Party suffered its worst election results in four decades.   (AP Photo)
A new public opinion poll shows that Britons favor Conservative leader David Cameron over Prime Minister Gordon Brown in every category.
A new public opinion poll shows that Britons favor Conservative leader David Cameron over Prime Minister Gordon Brown in every category.   (AP Photo/Sang Tan, WPA Pool)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, meets Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland First Minister, during a visit to Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, May, 8, 2008.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, center, meets Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland First Minister, during a visit to Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, May, 8, 2008.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
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