Miliband has had a good war, polling suggests

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

A Survation / Progressive Polling study has found that Ed Miliband is overwhelmingly thought to have handled the phone hacking scandal better than either the PM or the DPM. 66% of those polled believe that Miliband has handled the affair adequately or well, compared to 46% for Clegg and just 35% for Cameron.

A remarkable 66.9% of those surveyed deemed Cameron’s relationship with the press either inappropriate or highly inappropriate and his judgement as Prime Minister to be affected or badly affected.