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Newsnight poll: Just 6% of people think Menzies Campbell would make the best Prime Minister
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Just 6% of people questioned in a poll commissioned by Newsnight, believe the Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Menzies Campbell, would make the best Prime Minister – compared to 28% who thought Gordon Brown would be best and 29% whose preference was for David Cameron.
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The results of the ICM Research poll will be broadcast on Newsnight at 10.30pm today on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two.
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They come as the Liberal Democrats gather in Harrogate for their Spring conference and Sir Menzies Campbell marks his first anniversary as leader.
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Nearly half of those questioned (49%), asked to choose between the two, thought former leader Charles Kennedy would be a better leader of the Liberal Democrats than Sir Menzies (22%).
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More than two-thirds (67%) thought that Sir Menzies' age made no difference to his ability as leader but almost a quarter (22%) of people polled thought his age was a disadvantage when compared to David Cameron or Gordon Brown.
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Notes to Editiors
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The poll was conducted by ICM Research for Newsnight between 28 February and 1 March 2007 (sample size: 1,005).
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Results in full:
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Which one of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?
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Gordon Brown = 28%
David Cameron = 29%
Menzies Campbell = 6%
None of them = 22%
Don't know = 14%
Refused to answer = 1%
Ìý Which one of the following do you think would be the better leader of the Liberal Democrats?
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Menzies Campbell = 22%
Charles Kennedy = 49%
Neither = 9%
Don't know = 19%
Ìý Ming Campbell is 65 years old. He faces David Cameron who is 40, and in all probability Gordon Brown who is 56 at the next General Election. Do you think that Ming Campbell's age is an advantage, a disadvantage or does it make no difference one way or the other?
Ìý Advantage = 9%
Disadvantage = 22%
No difference = 67%
Don't know = 2%
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