LONDON, Apr 3: Britain's opposition Labour Party has increased its commanding lead over the ruling Conservatives ahead of the May 1 general election, according to an opinion poll in today's edition of The Times newspaper, reports Reuter.

The mori poll gives Labour 55 per cent support, up five points form a week ago, with the Conservatives on 28 per cent down one point, and the minority Centrist Liberal Democrats on 11 per cent, down three points.

The poll appeared to undermine Conservative hopes that they had started to narrow Labour's lead as the election approaches. suggesting that the ruling party had been damaged by president reports of alleged sex and money scandals.

Mori interviewed 1.118 adults at 84 sampling points on a face-to-face basis on Tuesday.