text: Britains ruling Conservatives maintained a commanding lead in a new opinion poll reinforcing views that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is poised to call a general election in June. The Harris poll published in the Observer newspaper gave the Conservatives the support of 42 pct of those questioned Labour 31 pct and the Liberal-Social Democratic Alliance trailing with 25 pct. This would give the Conservatives a 94-seat overall majority in the House of Commons. Reuter
target: NEW POLL PUTS BRITISH CONSERVATIVES WELL AHEAD