PM Brown flailing in record poll spiral

Gordon Brown's personal popularity ratings have plunged further and faster than any other British prime minister since polling began in the 1930s, a poll revealed yesterday.

Brown is facing a rough ride as the global lending squeeze tightens its grip on the British economy and the housing market could head into a sharp downturn.

The latest YouGov poll in the Sunday Times showed the resurgent Conservatives on 44 percent with Labor on 28 percent and the centrist Liberal Democrats on 17 percent.