Tories now more trusted on the economy says the Indy

The Independent carries its latest Com Res poll that suggests that the Tories are now more trusted on the economy than the Labour party.

The poll reports that

When asked to put party allegiance aside and say who they trusted most to steer Britain through the economic crisis, 35 per cent of respondents said the Tories , 28 per cent said Labour and 9 per cent said the Liberal Democrats.

Voting intentions continue to follow those of recent polls putting the Tories on 44 per cent, Labour on 28 per cent and the Lib Dems on 17.

It was last month's Com Res that appeared to show that the Lib Dems were eroding into both the Tory and Labour's vote but a month on that trend has now reverted.

Mike Smithson puts it down to

the impact of last week’s tragic news about David Cameron’s son and what was generally agreed to have been an authentic and heartfelt response from Brown. Who knows? But certainly this was dominating the news in the period up to the fieldwork starting