Two thirds of people don’t support Osborne’s spending cuts, poll finds

A poll conducted by ComRes for The Independent has found that there isn’t substantial support for George Osborne’s economic plan to cut public spending faster.

Only 30% of those asked thought Osborne’s plan – to reduce government spending until the deficit is cleared and the budget in surplus – was the right approach, while 66% disagreed with his proposals.

This poll also found that Labour is on 32% – meaning that we’ve held our lead since the last ComRes survey. Meanwhile the Conservatives on 29% are up one point, Ukip are down two on 16%, the Lib Debs are up three points to 12% and the Greens on 5% are down two points.

However, it’s not all good news for Labour. ComRes also found that the same amount of people – a significant 67% – said they didn’t trust either David Cameron or Ed Miliband to cut public spending without having a negative impact on services. Only 28% said they trusted them. Arguably this reflects the general distrust of mainstream politicians, an issue Miliband is trying to address.

So while Labour should continue to work to maintain their poll lead – and should do so by, in part, highlighting the damages that will be done by the Conservatives spending cuts – there’s still a lot to be done.