The relentless negative news flow for the Tories continues, a YouGov poll has the Tories polling at their lowest with the firm since Rishi became leader, with only 21% of people intending to vote for Tory in the next General Election. The new figures give Labour a 23 point lead of 44%, which would result in a 400 seat Labour majority in the next election if the polls translate to reality. This follows the cabinet reshuffle, the Rwanda plan being ruled unlawful and a revolt from the Tory right triggering turbulence for the party. Surely “things can only get better”…
A new YouGov poll shows 57% of the public think Rishi was right to sack Suella Braverman, compared to 20% who thought it was the wrong decision. Only 24% of voters believe that appointing the former PM David Cameron was a good decision, compared to 38% thinking it was a bad decision. However, voters seem fairly split on whether Cameron will do well as Foreign Secretary, with 36% saying he will do badly or fairly badly, and 31% believing he will do well or fairly well. Cameron’s appointment is quite the climb down from Sunak’s previous attempts to distance himself from 13 years of Tories…
Pollsters will be looking forward to working out what people make of Rishi’s reshuffle. In the meantime, YouGov polled Brits on a potential Cameron return as Foreign Secretary back in 2018 when hacks brought up the potential move. 53% opposed the move, 39% were strongly opposed. 22% thought it would be a good idea. Probably no sea change since then…
This year 47% of people said Cameron was a bad PM compared to 22% who thought he was good. When asked in October, 36% said Sunak is worse than Cameron was – 16% said he’s been better. We will have to wait to see whether this shifts Labour’s 21-point lead…
New polling figures from YouGov for The Times today will make happy reading for LOTO, as despite the turmoil over the inter-party comms on an Isreal-Hamas ceasefire, Labour is up by 3 points in the polls. The gap between the parties has widened to 24 points, with Labour on 47 points, compared the Tories’ dire 24. Long-term decisions for a brighter future…
A YouGov poll commissioned by Sky News show the Tories are now losing more 2019 voters to Richard Tice’s Reform UK than to Labour: only 11% of 2019 Tory supporters are now backing Sir Keir, with 12% supporting Reform. Overall, just 40% said they still support the Conservatives.
The poll also shows Rishi Sunak is far more personally popular with undecided 2019 voters than Starmer. Rishi has a net positive rating of +7, while Sir Keir is in the dumps at -61. A small glimmer of hope for the Tories, maybe. It is still a mountain to climb…
Today marks one year since Rishi Sunak’s coronation as Tory party leader. To celebrate, YouGov have published new data on the PM’s reputation, comparing today’s results to those from 365 days ago. Much like the party’s polling, it won’t be easy reading for Downing Street…
A year ago, 25% of Brits expected him to be “good” or “great“. Today, just 11% think he has lived up to that potential. A whopping 50% say he has been “poor/terrible“, up from 29% when he walked into Number 10. 48% of Conservative voters – who never voted for him to get the job in the first place – say he’s been an “average” performer…
Even on economic competence, Rishi’s supposedly signature attribute, the public have soured: trust has fallen from 50% to 31%. In fact, across every policy category, Rishi has seen a net decrease of at least fifteen points since last year.
Trust in his judgement has plummeted…
