Victory Vince: Cable Wins Channel 4 Chancellors Debate  

The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne. The Channel 4 vote results are at http://tinyurl.com/yza4m6a and place Vince Cable as clearly ahead of both the Labour and Conservative contenders: 36% Vince Cable 32% Alistair Darling 32% George Osborne BBC Commentator Nick Robinson said on the 10 o'clock news that "it was Vince Cable who generated the most applause." A separate Yougov / Channel 4 poll carried out on the eve of tonight's "Ask The Chancellors" debate on asked voters of all parties which of the three men would be best for the job. 26 per cent picked Mr Cable,...