Rishi Sunak as unpopular as Boris Johnson was when he stop No10, ballot reveals

Rishi Sunak’s recognition has fallen to the identical ranges as Boris Johnson suffered within the dying days of his management.

The former Partygate PM resigned final summer time after his MPs lastly deserted him over the allegations of sleaze and scandal that dogged his time in No10. The revelation he knew about groping claims in opposition to ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher earlier than he promoted him proved the nail within the coffin of his chaotic time in workplace.

New polling from YouGov reveals Mr Sunak’s rankings have now plunged to his lowest ever internet favourability rating of -49, a ten-point drop from late November, and within the vary of Mr Johnson’s dismal rankings. The ex-PM’s rating was -46 after he resigned from workplace, sinking to his lowest level of -53 a month later. Mr Sunak’s solely consolation can be that his rankings are nonetheless not as unhealthy as Liz Truss’s lowest rating of -70.

Mr Sunak can be respiratory a sigh of reduction that he managed to go his flagship Rwanda invoice by means of the Commons final night time within the face of opposition from his personal MPs. But he should face the truth that his public opinion woes have solely been getting worse.

Asked in polling carried out on Monday night/Tuesday morning – forward of the Commons vote – seven in ten Britons (70%) stated that they had an unfavourable opinion of Mr Sunak, in comparison with solely 21% with a beneficial view – giving his lowest ever internet favourability rating of -49 . It additionally signifies that, simply over a 12 months after turning into PM, his recognition has now plummeted to the identical stage of his social gathering (additionally -49). It had been the hope of many Tories that the prime minister’s extra beneficial rankings beforehand would drag the social gathering upwards.

Keir Starmer’s internet favourability ranking has fallen 9 factors to -22 during the last fortnight, with 32% of Britons holding a optimistic opinion of the Labour chief outweighed by the 54% with a unfavourable one.

YouGov surveyed 2,001 adults in Great Britain between 11-12 December 2023