An Ipsos MORI survey revealed that, barely two months after becoming the new Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has matched the early performance of Tony Blair, the man who went on to become a triple general election winner.
Sir Starmer has not only outscored immediate predecessors Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband, but also surpassed the net score of David Cameron former Prime Minister leaving behind former Tory leaders William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard.
The poll shows that the margin between the two leading national parties has narrowed, with Conservatives on 43 per cent (down nine points since March), Labour on 38 (up eight) and the Liberal Democrats on 10 (up one). The survey reveals the public are deeply divided over the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis.
Another interesting find of the poll is that Chancellor Rishi Sunak gets the highest Cabinet score for handling the pandemic, with 60 per cent favourable (up 19) and 14 per cent unfavourable (up one). Even 54 per cent of Labour supporters think he has done well, following cash help for furloughed workers and struggling firms.
