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Poll shows Labour 'more popular on education'
12 March 2010
Labour's plans for the education sector are more popular with potential voters than their main opposition parties, a new poll has found.
In a ComRes survey conducted on behalf of the BBC's Newsnight programme, 27 per cent of people questioned said they believed the Labour Party has the best proposals for educational reform, compared to 25 per cent who preferred the Conservative model.
Liberal Democrat policies were less popular with potential voters, according to the poll, with just 10 per cent of those questioned claiming they represent he best way forward for schools, FE colleges and university institutions.
However, the survey also suggested that all three parties still have time to win over voters before the next general election, as 26 per cent responded that they were unsure yet of which political group has the right ideas for the education sector.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship current affairs programme and is presented by Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark, Emily Maitlis and Gavin Esler.