The ITV News Index

The latest ITV News Index published on 4 October 2011.

Date Published: 03 Oct 2011

Categories: Economy | Europe | Politics | Public and communities

Description

The latest Index poll, conducted by ComRes and to be broadcast on ITV News at Ten, reveals that 57% of the public think Prime Minister David Cameron performed badly in managing the Eurozone crisis to the UK's advantage; 54% believe he performed badly providing economic leadership and half, 50%, say he responded to the phone hacking scandal in a fairly or very poor manner.

Asked if David Cameron is a better or worse Prime Minster than Margaret Thatcher, 40% of the public say he is worse. Compared to former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair, 35% say he is a worse Prime Minister, with one third (33%) believing he is a better Prime Minister. Almost half, 49%, think David Cameron makes a better Prime Minister than Gordon Brown.

Methodology: ComRes interviewed 2047 GB adults online between 30th September and 2nd October 2011.  Data were weighted to be demographically representative of all GB adults.  ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.