Polls put Tories ahead

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One survey of 83 crucial marginal seats put Mr Cameron's party an astonishing six points ahead - a finding that would have seen Labour's Commons majority wiped out.

The ICM poll for the News of the World gave the Tories a 44% share of the vote to Labour's 38% in seats where the two parties would have gone head-to-head in close battles.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was among 49 Labour MPs the poll suggested would have lost their seats if the poll had gone ahead next month.

A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times showed a massive nine-point jump for the Conservatives in a week to breach the significant 40-point mark at 41% - a lead of three.

And a Bpix poll for the Mail on Sunday gave the Tories a one-point lead at 39%.

Both showed a huge squeeze on the Liberal Democrat vote, with the party scoring 11% and 12%.

The latest findings come less than two weeks after Mr Brown was enjoying a consistent lead - of up to 11 points at one time.

The News of the World poll appeared to contradict Mr Brown's insistence that an election was not a priority for voters.

Of those asked in the key marginals, 55% said it would be right for him to secure a personal mandate at the polls and most (51%) did not consider it cynical.