Voters Less Than Enthused with Labour

In the week of Valentines Day, neither Labour, nor the Conservatives, seem to be at the receiving end of voter’s love. 

First of all, YouGov this week published polling putting Reform UK on 26% of the vote, its highest score to date. This puts the party just in front of Labour on 25% with the Conservatives on 21%.

The detailed tables suggest that 23% of those who voted Conservative at the General Election last year are backing Reform, with 10% of those who voted Labour backing Nigel Farage’s party.

Meanwhile, Ipsos Mori has published data suggesting that 48% of Britons feel Keir Stramer is doing a bad job as Prime Minister, with just 23% having a positive opinion of his premiership.  

Ipsos also notes that: “Nearly half (48%) of Britons think the Labour government is doing badly at running the country, a figure comparable to ratings of Boris Johnson's government.”

The bad news doesn’t stop there for Labour. 56% of those questioned say they are disappointed at the party’s performance in government, with fewer than one in five (18%) feeling pleased by its performance. 40% say Labour will change Britain for the worse, compared to 27% saying the party in power will make a positive difference.

When it comes to the Chancellor, 46% say she is doing a bad job, compared to 16% who are positive about the job Rachel Reeves is doing.  49% say Labour’s economic plans will negatively impact the country, with 45% saying the party’s plans will negatively impact them personally.

Gideon Skinner, Senior Director of UK Politics at Ipsos has said of the poll: “Labour was elected with a mandate to change the state of the country, but our latest poll shows that Britons still believe they are failing to deliver that change – and if anything disappointment is growing (although the Conservatives are also undoubtedly struggling to provide an alternative). Almost half of Britons believe Keir Starmer is doing a bad job as Prime Minister, and a similar number feel the Labour government is performing poorly overall – with older people especially negative. Of particular concern for Labour should be the public's lack of faith in their handling of the economy, with many unconvinced by their long-term economic plan. With the Bank of England halving the UK’s economic growth forecast last week, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will want to demonstrate that she has a plan to deliver on the government's commitment to growing the economy to build trust with the public, and one that voters will feel makes a difference to them personally as well as to the macroeconomic picture.”

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