New polling suggests that Rishi Sunak has a mountain to climb if he’s to avoid a Tory wipe out on July 4th, reports the Times.
The thought of the Tories staying in power is even less appealing to voters than the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn entering Downing Street was five years ago, polling suggests.
In a repeat of research carried out in 2019, YouGov asked voters to imagine that the result of the election was an overall majority for Rishi Sunak and the Conservative party.
It found 59% voters would either be “dismayed” or “disappointed” if the Tories remained in power after July 4th compared with 15% who said they would be “delighted” or “pleased”. A further 15% said they wouldn’t mind while 11% didn’t know.
In the 2019 election, in which Boris Johnson won a landslide victory against Corbyn, 52% said they would be “dismayed” or “disappointed” if the Labour leader won. Some 28% said they would be “delighted” or “pleased” while 9% said they wouldn’t mind Corbyn in Downing Street.
However, it wasn’t all bad news.
The polling also shows that Sir Keir Starmer has still to raise enthusiasm among voters. The survey found that 34% of voters would be “delighted” or “pleased” with a Labour victory — a figure only six points higher than for Corbyn in 2019.
Opposition is much lower than it was to Corbyn however. Only 35% said they would be “dismayed” or “disappointed” if Starmer ended up in Downing Street compared with the 52% who said the same about Corbyn. Some 17% said they “wouldn’t mind” a Labour victory.
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