Alex Salmond’s popularity among Scots voters has plunged while Gordon Brown’s standing has undergone a dramatic comeback, according to a new opinion poll for The Times. The authoritative Ipsos MORI survey of more than a thousand Scots reveals that the First Minister’s voter satisfaction ratings are down by 9 percentage points from only six months ago, while the Prime Minister’s have risen by 9 in the same period and are now slightly ahead of the SNP leader. There is also mixed news for Mr Salmond and his party when it comes to Scots “certain to vote” in the coming general election.
The poll shows that the SNP, on 32 per cent support, are now 2 percentage points behind Labour on 34 per cent — a direct reversal of MORI’s findings only three months ago.
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