Tories double lead over Labour

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The YouGov survey for The Sunday Times put David Cameron's Conservatives on 43%, up three since the previous poll at the end of December, and Labour on 33%, down two.

The Liberal Democrats, under new leader Nick Clegg, dropped one point to 14%.

However, the Tories are still short of the 13-point lead they held over Labour in the same poll a month ago.

The polling also indicates gloomy expectations for the economy in 2008, with 22% predicting a recession and 21% saying the economy will not grow.

Some 41% of people expect their household finances to deteriorate this year and 32% say their house prices will fall.

Another weekend poll found that the Tories had extended their lead from five to seven points in the last month.

The ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph put the Conservatives on 40%, Labour on 33% and the Lib Dems on 18%.