Labour jitters as polls show big Tory leap for pension reform

Where's the vision, ask think tanks? Where's the response to scrapping of annuities, ask MPs?

Ed Miliband
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THERE are distinct signs of jitters in the Labour camp after two weekend polls from YouGov and Survation showed Labour's lead over the Conservatives has narrowed to a single percentage point. At the start of the year, Labour led by as much as nine points.

If the election were tomorrow, and not in May 2015, the figure suggest Ed Miliband's party would fall well short of establishing a Commons majority. He would only be able to take power by forming a coalition with the Lib Dems – and whether they'll have more than a dozen or so MPs by then is a moot point.

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