The Scottish National Party welcomed the publication of a politics.co.uk poll released today, which shows that only 46% of people believe that Labour can win the Glasgow East by-election, while 51% said the SNP would govern Glasgow East better than Labour and only 24% disagreed.

In addition, 54% said that Alex Salmond has been good at him job as First Minister, with only 19% saying the opposite.

SNP Westminster leader Mr Angus Robertson MP said: "This is an excellent eve of poll election boost for John Mason and the SNP.

"The results are fantastic – and they show that we are witnessing a tale of two governments. The SNP Government under Alex Salmond is demonstrating competence, credibility and success, while Gordon Brown's administration dithers its way from crisis to crisis, and does nothing in the face of rising fuel and food prices.

"Above all, these figures show that the SNP are on the people’s side, and Labour are out of touch. That is why I believe the people will be on the SNP’s side in Glasgow East, and why the tale of two governments – SNP success and Labour failure – can take John Mason and the SNP over the winning line."

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The poll is described here.