Oh dear. It seems that Keir Starmer’s great big conference reset is beginning well. A blizzard of new polls have been published – all of which make for devastating reading for our embattled PM. A major new Sunday Times MRP survey shows that Reform is on course to win 373 seats at the next election, with Labour reduced to just 90. Sub-optimal to say the least…
But while the brand of Starmer’s party is bad, it is nothing compared to his own personal ratings. The Labour leader is now the most unpopular prime minister on record, with just 13 per cent of voters satisfied with the job he is doing, compared to 79 per cent who are unsatisfied. That leaves him on a net rating of minus 66, the lowest satisfaction rate for any PM recorded by Ipsos since they were set up in 1977. That even includes Liz Truss whose lowest net satisfaction rating was recorded as being minus 51. So much for all Starmer’s mockery eh?
In such circumstances, it is no wonder that even Starmer’s members are now turning on their own leader. A poll for LabourList by Survation found that 53 per cent of Labour members believe that the party should have a new leadership in place by the next election, with just 31 per cent backing the current leadership. Only 43 per cent of members who backed Starmer for leader in 2020 want the leadership to remain. Ouch. Starmergeddon looms for our embattled premier…
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