Poll puts Tories seven points ahead

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The ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph suggests that David Cameron is now in a position to secure a Commons majority in a general election.

The poll, putting the Tories on 43% and Labour on 36%, follows a torrid fortnight for the Prime Minister which has seen remarkable reversals in the fortunes of both main parties.

Mr Brown's commanding lead in the polls - reaching an 11-point high during the Labour Party conference - has disappeared in the wake of Tory initiatives on tax, the spin row over troop withdrawals from Iraq and the last-minute decision not to call an autumn election.

By contrast, Mr Cameron is in his strongest position since taking over as Tory leader, his party now more popular than at any time since the last Conservative government's Black Wednesday debacle in 1992.

Sir Menzies Campbell's Liberal Democrats continue to struggle, meanwhile, mustering only 14% in the poll.

While the Tories lead Labour in a survey of voting intentions, Mr Brown is still seen as a stronger leader than Mr Cameron, by 52% to 32%.

The Prime Minister and his Chancellor, Alistair Darling, are regarded as a better team to run the economy than Mr Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne, by 47% to 36%.