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LONDON: Britain's opposition Labour Party is still well ahead of the ruling Conservatives after Prime Minister John Major won a party leadership contest, the latest opinion poll showed.

The Daily Telegraph poll conducted by Gallup showed that 57.5 percent of voters supported Labour, up half a percentage point on the July figure.

The Conservatives, whose leader won a bruising leadership contest against right-winger John Redwood, garnered the support of just 22.5 percent compared to 25.5 percent in July.

The Liberal Democrats, winners this month of a bitterly fought by-election, gained 1.5 percentage points to reach a figure of 14.5 percent.-Reuter