RISHI SUNAK'S government has seen its public ratings on managing immigration hit a new low as his MPs wage war over his controversial Rwanda plan, a poll revealed today.
The Ipsos UK survey for the Evening Standard found that 79 per cent of Britons, including three-quarters of Tory supporters, believe ministers are doing a bad job on immigration, the highest since this question was first asked by the pollster two years ago.
Just one in 10 say the Government is doing a good job, also a recent low, after net legal migration rose to a record 745,000 last year and it was left scrambling to salvage its Rwanda deportation scheme after it was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. But there is little belief that Labour would do a better job.
Just 24 per cent believe Sir Keir Starmer's party would do so (down five points since July), 26 a worse job and 40 per cent "about the same".
Amid the turmoil, and ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Mr Sunak's personal ratings as Prime Minister have also fallen to their worst level.
Sixty-nine per cent say they are dissatisfied with him, up three points since November, with those satisfied unchanged on 21 per cent.
Among Tory supporters, 52 per cent are satisfied with the PM, down 10 points on last month, and 41 per cent dissatisfied, up 11 points.
But support for Labour has fallen to its lowest level since September last year, as the party has faced a backlash over its refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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