On 6th April Prime Minister Gordon Brown (Labour Party) officially announced the date of the next general elections in the UK. "The Queen accepted to dissolve Parliament and general elections will take place on 6th May," declared the Head of Government after having met Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace. The most recent polls by Angus Reid, published in the Sunday Times on 4th April credits the Conservative Party with 38% of the vote, 27% for Labour and 20% for the Liberal Democrats. A YouGov poll indicates that the Tories are due to win 39%, Labour 29% and 20% for the Liberal Democrats. The challenge facing David Cameron is still not as great as the one facing Gordon Brown on 6th May next.

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