Poll to Poll

As Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss prepare to debate each other on the BBC on why they should lead the Conservative Party, Opinium this weekend published the latest   polling on the state of the race.   Amongst all voters, 43% said Rishi Sunak would be a good Prime Minister compared to 45% saying he would make a bad one. When it comes to Liz Truss, 36% said she would make a good Prime Minister compared to 41% saying she would make a bad one. Among those who voted Conservative in 2019, 59% say Rishi Sunak would make a good prime minister compared to 35% saying he would make a bad one. 55% say Liz Truss would make a good PM with 29% saying she would be a bad one. When forced to choose what they would prefer, namely a Labour Government led by Keir Starmer or a Conservative one led by Rishi Sunak, among all voters 42% said Starmer with 36% opting for Sunak. In comparison, in a Starmer/Truss contest, 40% would prefer Starmer with 39% going for a Liz Truss led Government. Asked i...

As the Conservative Party grapples with the fall out from the resignation of its Deputy Chief Whip, nerves will not be calmed by new polling by Ipsos Mori showing that the party is on its lowest score since 2011 on being seen as ‘fit to govern’. The organisation’s latest Political Monitor gives Labour an 11 point lead when it comes to headline voting intentions, with Labour on 41% compared to the Conservatives on 30%. In the wake of its by-election victory in Tiverton and Honiton, the Liberal Democrats are now on 15%. On a whole host of issues, Labour has a lead over the Conservatives, including 33% saying Labour is fit to govern, compared to just 21% who say the same about the Conservatives. Worryingly for Conservative headquarters, the party has a 19-point lead over Labour when people are asked to identify which party they perceive to be “divided” or “will promise anything to win votes.” In addition, the Tories have a 14-point lead when it comes to which party is seen as “extr...