New poll suggests Labour voters might be losing faith with Miliband

More polling woes for Labour. After yesterday’s ICM/Guardian poll showed Ed Miliband’s popularity had fallen to its lowest rating yet (at -39% it was even worse than Nick Clegg’s), an Ipsos MORI poll released over lunchtime today showed that 49% of the public think he should be replaced as Labour leader before the election next year.

Again, this was a worse score than either leader of the other two main parties, with 44% of people thinking Clegg should go as Lib Dem leader, and 27% saying the same for Cameron and the Tories.

What will be viewed as the most damaging information in Brewers’ Green, however, is that among Labour voters the figures are scarcely better: 43% of people who plan to vote Labour next May would like to see someone else as leader before then. Only 22% of people overall think Miliband is ready to be Prime Minister.

However, those who think Labour as a party are ready for government is growing – up six points from last year to 35% today means it is actually higher than those who currently plan to vote for the party, suggesting our poll ratings could yet go higher.

The voting intention gives us a lead of three: Labour 35%, Conservatives 31%, Lib Dems 8%, UKIP 14%.