Labour poll lead rises to 20% - but it's not all good news for Starmer

RISHI SUNAK faced pressure today to call a general election within nine months as a new poll revealed nearly nine in 10 adults believe Britain needs a fresh team of leaders.

- Nicholas Cecil

The exclusive Ipsos survey for the Evening Standard found six in 10 want the next election to take place before the end of June next year.

Amid an avalanche of dismal findings for the Conservatives, the Prime Minister’s net satisfaction rating has hit a record low of minus 44, as bad as the minus 45 for Boris Johnson and minus 44 for Theresa May shortly before they left office. But there was no groundswell of support for Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, with his net satisfaction rating of minus 22, and 38 per cent thinking his party is ready for government, down from 43 per cent in July. The poll’s key findings include:

⬤ Labour has a 20 point lead, up from 17 in July, with the party on 44 per cent (down one point), the Tories are on 24 per cent (down four), Liberal Democrats 12 per cent (unchanged) and Greens eight per cent (up two).