BRITAIN: Cameron factor narrows lead.LABOUR'S lead over the Conservatives has narrowed to just four points, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a poll which casts real doubt on the prospect of a November General Election. The survey for Channel 4 News is the first poll since David Cameron's unscripted un·script·ed adj. Not adhering to or in accordance with a script written beforehand: "his unscripted encounters with the press" Eleanor Clift. address to the Tory conference in Blackpool on Wednesday, and shows the margin between the parties falling by seven points from Labour's peak of 11% last week. The figures emerged as Mr Cameron attempted to flush out Gordon Brown's intentions by writing to ask for Tory frontbenchers to be given access to senior civil servants to prepare the ground for a possible handover n. 1. The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the original posssessors; the handover of power from the military back to the civilian authorities s>. of power. By convention, senior opposition spokesmen are given a chance to meet officials before an election to ensure the Civil Service is ready to implement their policies if they are elected. In a letter to the PM, Mr Cameron said he wanted the talks to start immediately. |
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