Labour Has 25 Point Polling Lead Says Ipsos Mori

 Ipsos Mori has today published its latest  Political Monitor.

When it comes to voting intentions Labour now has a 25 point lead, with the party on 51%, trailed by the Conservatives on 26%.

When it comes to satisfaction with the main party leaders, Keir Starmer has a net score of -3 with Rishi Sunak on -29. The Government as a whole has an abysmal net satisfaction rate of -62.

According to the poll, 36% believe Keir Starmer has what it takes to be a good Prime Minster compared to 32% saying the same about Rishi Sunak and 24% saying Boris Johnson has what it takes.

44% of respondents said they felt they knew what Keir Starmer stood for compared to 40% who said the same about Rishi Sunak.

Asked about how competent they found the current Government led by Rishi Sunak, 62% said they disagreed that it was competent, compared to just 20% believing it was. It gives the current Government a net competency score of -42. To put that in context, in August last year, in Boris Johnson’s final month in office, the Government had a score of -4.

Asked if they would be ‘chaos’ if Labour were elected into Government, 52% disagreed with this, compared to 26% who agreed.

Questioned more broadly about the Conservative Government, 70% said that it had done a poor job. What is more, 66% of those questioned said the next election would be time for ‘change’.

Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos, said: “Both Rishi Sunak and his party still face significant challenges in the polls.  The public remain sceptical about how effectively the Government can deliver on their main concerns on public services, the economy and cost of living, and now the Prime Minister’s own ratings are also slipping.  Combined with much less apprehension about the prospect of a Labour government than in 2019, this is all helping to create a sense among Britons that it is time for a change.  However, there are also areas for Labour to be wary of – Keir Starmer still has more to do to define what he stands for, and while 2019 Conservative voters are hardly happy with the way the Government is running the country, this group still need more convincing that things would be better under Labour.”

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