It’s Rishi Sunak’s final week as Tory leader, but should he be asked to carry on? On Wednesday he charmed the Commons at PMQs before stealing Rachel Reeves’s thunder with a virtuoso Budget speech. And now, in the final poll of his leadership, it transpires that the Conservatives have, at long last, overtaken Labour in the polls. Autumn election anyone?
The BMG research poll, which was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday in the immediate aftermath of the Budget, found the Tories ahead in the polls for the first time since the partygate scandal began in December 2021. Asked how they would vote if a fresh general election were held now, 29 per cent of respondents said they would back the Conservatives with 28 per cent opting for Labour. Reform are on 17 points with the Liberal Democrats on 13. Sir Keir’s personal ratings have also suffered, reaching a new low of net -26, with 23 per cent of the public approving of his performance in office and 49 per cent dissatisfied. Sunak has recovered to -5 having gone into the general election on -42.
Guess governing is harder than it looks, eh chaps?
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