Keir Starmer‘s ratings have plunged to a new record low after the benefits shambles and Rachel Reeves’ PMQs tears.
Just 18 per cent of Brits have a positive view of Sir Keir’s performance in Downing Street, according to a poll.
In contrast the Opinium research found a massive 60 per cent disapproved – giving a grim net rating of minus 41 when figures were rounded. That is six points worse than seen at the end of June.
The dismal picture emerged as Sir Keir reels from a series of body blows, with fears that the economic situation is getting worse.
Speculation about looming tax hikes has reached fever pitch after he was forced to U-turn on proposals to curb spiralling disability and health handouts.
There were also extraordinary scenes as Rachel Reeves burst into tears at PMQs earlier this month. She has insisted it was down to a ‘personal issue’ rather than politics.
Keir Starmer ‘s ratings have plunged to a new record low after the benefits shambles and Rachel Reeves’ PMQs tears
Pollsters and historians have suggested Sir Keir has endured the worst start of any premier, after he marked his first year in power.
Since racking up one of the biggest Commons majorities ever on July 4, the PM has seen Reform leapfrog Labour in voting intention.
The Opinium ratings for Sir Keir only marginally better than those seen for Boris Johnson immediately after the ‘Partygate’ furore.
Barely two in five Labour supporters from the 2024 election now regard him as doing a good job.
Meanwhile, Rachel Reeves had a net score of minus 39, with just 14 per cent approving of her performance.
James Crouch, head of policy and public affairs at Opinium, said Sir Keir was in a ‘vulnerable position’.
‘With the Chancellor’s own ratings not far behind Starmer’s, questions will only intensify about how Downing Street plan to dig themselves out of the hole they’re now in,’ he said.
Rachel Reeves had a net score of minus 39, with just 14 per cent approving of her performance
