As Starmer executes an emergency reset with new “milestones” the pollster FindOutNow has just published new research which spells out why Labour might think it necessary. A new poll of 2,514 nationally representative British voters has Labour in third place. One point below Reform…
Farage and Badenoch will be happy with that as the Tories lead on 26 points. The pollster explains that they “explicitly ask about people’s likelihood to vote – before asking them which party they plan to vote for – which factors into our final headline calculation.” 2024 Labour voters are less likely to vote again. In addition only 69% of them say they’ll vote Labour next time, compared to 82% of Conservatives and 90% for Reform. That’s what a core vote will do…
Previous research from Ipsos shows Brits have a negative view of Labour’s performance when it comes to all five of Starmer’s main “missions.” Hence the reset today. These are my missions, and if you don’t like them…well, I have others…
Former Treasury minister and adviser to Burnham in the Makerfield campaign Lord Jim O’Neill, who has turned down a role in his government, said Burnham’s first statement Commons was:
“The last thing investors wanted to hear… gilt yields have risen by a 0.25% in one day, which is a lot. We’ve not had that since Liz Truss days… If your country is under the focus of ‘can they come up with a sensible fiscal strategy’ on a day when the markets think ‘well no, you’re not showing any sign of it’ you’re going to have a tough day…if it stays like this your mortgage rate is going up.”
