Back on track, but so are the Tories

10.57.55am GMT Tue 21st Feb 2006

The latest poll (ICM) in today's Guardian has the Liberal Democrats back up to 21% (up 2%) putting us back on track after a 'little local difficulty'. Labour has dropped to 34% (down 2%) and the Conservatives have stayed steady at 37%. This appears to show the Cameron recovery is still there, but I would have thought they should be even higher with the Liberal Democrats trying to implode of recent and unpopular Labour Government.

Interestingly the results also suggest the furore over MPs' personal lives has not caused serious damage to the Liberal Democrats, with 72% of respondents saying that the leadership contest had made no difference.