Tony Blair at Historical Lows in Approval; Is It The Company He Keeps (Bush)?

From Bloomberg UK:

Prime Minister Tony Blair's approval rating dipped to a record low, while popularity for David Cameron, the leader of the U.K.'s opposition Conservative Party, also slipped, a poll by Ipsos Mori showed today.
Sixty-seven percent of voters said they were dissatisfied with the way Blair is doing his job, while 23 percent said they approved of what he's doing. The gap of 44 points against was the lowest since Blair took office in 1997, Mori said.

The figures capped a round of surveys showing Britain's opposition Conservative Party gaining support from Blair's Labour Party. While Blair's poll ratings dipped, so did Cameron's. That finding eases pressure on Blair, 53, to name a date when he will retire. He has said he will step down before the next election, which must be held by mid-2010.

``Blair's ratings have hit new lows, but perhaps more significantly David Cameron seems to have ended his honeymoon,'' said Anthony Wells, an analyst at the polling company YouGov Plc who analyzed monthly political surveys by that pollster, Mori, Populus Ltd. and ICM Ltd. ``Blair may still be able to go at a time of his own choosing.''

Mori's poll put support for Labour at 32 percent with the Conservatives at 36 percent and Liberal Democrats at 24 percent. Thirty-one percent said they were dissatisfied with Cameron while 29 percent said they were satisfied. YouGov said the balance of people who approve