Polls Make for Grim Reading for Rishi Sunak
In last week’s Sunday Times, Tim Shipman and Tom Calver painted a picture of a Prime Minister who is feeling frustrated and unable to control events. In their piece looking inside Number10, they note: “In the past week five senior figures close to the prime minister, in a professional and personal capacity, have all described a man who feels thwarted by events — particularly stubborn inflation and the continual distractions caused by those around Boris Johnson.” The Prime Minister’s mood is unlikely to be improved as a result of the latest batch of polling. Nationally, according to YouGov’s latest poll conducted between the 5 th and 6 th July, Labour are now on 47% of the vote, up 1 point compared to the week before. The Conservatives are on 22%, down 2 points. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer now has a 10-point lead over Rishi Sunak when it comes to who people think the best Prime Minister would be. The Labour leader is favoured by 34% of those polled, up 4 points from ...