Labour marked its 100 days in power by…losing its poll lead. Over the weekend, a poll from More in Common shows the Tories and Labour are neck and neck at 27%. Labour’s lead wiped out after 934 days, after 100 days in government…

Meanwhile, Reform polls just 6 percentage points behind at 21%, reportedly sparking some of Starmer’s allies to worry that Reform could overtake Labour by the time of May’s local elections. The real opposition…

Over in Downing Street it’s going to be a more dour celebration of 100 days in government than Labour expected when Starmer stood among Union Flags in front on No 10 back in July. Hacks’ summaries are all analysing how it “went off the rails”…

YouGov has released some helpful polling on how Britons feel about the first 100 days. 59% of Britons now disapprove of Labour’s record in government so far…

The breakdowns make for more sad reading: 37% expected Labour to do poorly, and have had their expectations confirmed. 30% are disappointed after expecting them to do well. Only 16% think Labour has done well…

The situation is even more dire among Labour voters, 47% of whom are disappointed in Labour’s performance. Only one in ten Labour voters think things have got better. The least popular policy so far has been releasing prisoners onto the streets early. Buyer’s remorse on strong display here…

The UK economy finally shook off its summer slump, as latest figures show GDP rose by 0.2% in August after two months of stagnation—just in time for Rachel Reeves’ pre-budget spin. The ONS confirmed what City experts predicted: the economy is crawling along, though at least it’s not quite flatlining anymore….

Still, Britain’s services sector, the backbone of the economy, barely moved, ticking up by just 0.1%, with a boost from professional and scientific industries. More interestingly, the struggling production sector—led by manufacturing—saw a 0.5% lift, recovering from a dismal 0.7% drop in July. Even construction rebounded with a 0.4% rise after a dip the previous month. Some good news for ‘gloom and doom’ Reeves…

YouGov‘s latest poll shows more people have a favourable opinion of Nigel Farage than other party leaders, at 28%. 25% of Britons have a favourable view of Ed Davey, 24% for Sunak, and 27% for Starmer. For the Prime Minister that’s the lowest since September 2021 – while 63% have a negative opinion, the highest to date…

Starmer’s net popularity has plummeted to the lowest level since he took over as Labour leader in 2020, with a net score of -36%. And 60% of the public have a negative opinion of the Labour party itself. Meanwhile, More in Common‘s survey poll Labour’s lead at just one point, as the Tories poll at 28% and Reform at 19%. Things are only getting worse for Labour…

It’s taken Labour 13 weeks for their approval rating to sink even lower than Sunak’s record low of 19%. The latest YouGov polling shows that Labour’s approval rating is now at 18%, with 57% of Britons disapproving of the government. That’s a net approval rate of -39%…

It’s no surprise the public are realising that Labour isn’t delivering the sort of ‘change’ they were hoping for. The donations scandal with Lord Alli splashing the headlines as a divided Downing Street’s mismanage the fall-out probably doesn’t help. Doesn’t look like things can get only get better for Labour…

Latest figures from the the Institute of Directors have optimism in the economic outlook falling  to its lowest level since 2022. The index took a dive to -38 in September, down from -12 in August…

Confidence in firms’ prospects has also dipped while investment intentions have droppped to their lowest point since September 2020. Directors cite “concerns over likely tax increases, the cost of workers’ rights, international competitiveness,” and “broader cost pressures” in their latest dour assessment of times to come. Reeves’ budget summarised…

Meanwhile the Tories’ £3,500 business day at Conference has received poor reviews with little interest from firms and tickets getting a two-thirds discount at the last minute to egg on interest. At least they didn’t ask for their money back this time…