Polling Continues to Make Grim Reading for the Government

YouGov this week published its latest polling which continued to give Labour a healthy lead over the Conservatives.

When it comes to headline voting intentions, it puts Labour on 48%, with the Conservatives trailing by 22 points on 26%.

When it comes to who would make the best Prime Minister, 33% said Keir Starmer, compared to 24% who preferred Rishi Sunak.

Looking at Brexit, 68% of those polled said the Government was handling it badly, with just 20% saying they feel the Government has handled well the UK’s departure from the EU.  Overall, 54% now believe that, with hindsight, it was wrong to leave the EU compared to 34% who continue to believe it was the right thing to do. Interestingly, among those who voted to leave in the Brexit referendum, around one in five (19%) now believe that it was wrong to leave.

Deltapoll has also this week published its latest polling for the Mail on Sunday.

On headline voting intentions it puts Labour on 44% with the Conservatives on 30%.

Asked how well or badly they are doing, Keir Starmer gets a net rating of +10% with Rishi Sunak on -15%.   

When it comes to managing the economy, a vital measurement of support, 46% told Deltapoll that a Labour Government led by Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves would best manage it compared to 32% preferring a Conservative Government lead by Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt.

When it comes to Brexit, with ‘don’t knows’ and those who would not say excluded, 54% said they would vote to re-join the EU if another referendum was held, compared to 46% saying they would vote to stay out.

More worryingly still for the Government, 63% told Deltapoll said the country was heading in the wrong direction, compared to just 22% saying it is going in the right direction.

Ipsos Mori meanwhile this week published its latest Issues Index.  It finds that 42% now believe the NHS is the biggest issue facing the country, up 15 points since last month. This is the first time the NHS has topped the Index since the February 2020. Second place was the economy opted for by 37% of respondents followed by inflation and prices, backed by 36% of those questioned.

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