The vast majority of voters think the Government should have more powers to crack down on tax avoiders, our poll reveals today.

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Our ComRes/Sunday Mirror survey shows a huge 80% of those quizzed said more should be done to stop big firms avoiding paying tax in the UK.

The findings come after critics blasted retail giants including Starbucks, Google and Amazon for failing to cough up.

When it came to which party voters backed, Labour lengthened its lead over the Tories by one point.

But people were divided on whether David Cameron or Ed Miliband would be best to lead the fight to make big business pay its fair share.

The PM and Labour leader both scored 31% when people were asked who would be more effective when it came to taking on tax avoiders and cheats.

One in three, 36%, of those quizzed said there was little that the Government could do to stop large firms from moving their profits overseas to legally avoid paying tax in the UK. However 41% disagreed.

News that the Conservatives are losing their grip on power will be welcomed by Labour, which remains unchanged since our poll last month on 34% while the Tories are now down to 32%.

Nigel Farage’s UKIP party remains in third place, despite dropping two points to 16%, with the Lib Dems trailing behind in fourth place on 7%.

The Green Party moved up a point to 4%, with other parties totalling 7% of the vote.

Voters thought Mr Cameron was more likely than Mr Miliband to be PM after May’s election with 40% predicting he will stay on in the top job compared to 22% who think the Labour leader is more likely to be at 10 Downing Street.

• ComRes interviewed 2,017 adults online on February 11 and 12.