According to YouGov polling agency, a plurality of Britons think Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should resign, but more than six say he is doing a poor job.
For the first time since he became leader of the left-wing Labor Party, many British voters are forced to say that Prime Minister Starmer should resign.
a investigation A YouGov poll found 40% think he should resign, an increase of nine points in two months. In contrast, just 36% of respondents said he should remain Labor leader (and therefore prime minister), down five points from November.
of pollster Additionally, 64% said Starmer's performance as prime minister was poor, an increase of three points from last month. Only 24% of voters said the self-proclaimed socialist was doing a good job in his role.
The result comes just six months after Mr Starmer and Labor won a landslide victory. But despite securing a strong majority in the House of Commons, the party won with the support of just over one in five voters despite low turnout, and there were no signs of danger from the start. there were.
The Labor government struggled to gain its footing early on, with large-scale riots erupting shortly after Mr Starmer came to power following a mass stabbing at a children's dance in Southport over the summer. . Controversially, the leftist government has released criminals and made space in prisons for those involved in riots and protests, including those who simply posted on social media.
The government faced further criticism for abandoning its pledge to pursue a growth-based economic policy. Shortly after coming to power, he argued that tax increases were needed to support social welfare and fill a controversial “black hole” in the national budget left behind by the previous government. The tax increase was coupled with a highly unpopular measure to cut winter fuel subsidies for some seniors.
Unsurprisingly, markets have so far been unimpressed with the left-wing government's economic response, with government borrowing costs soaring and the pound plummeting against the dollar in recent weeks.
According to YouGov, economic downturns lead the world. list of concerns Approval among British voters was 57%, an increase of 6 points from the previous week. After the economy, 45% said they were worried about the difficulties of the socialized health care system, and 44% said they were concerned about immigration.
The struggles of the nascent Labor government have been a boon for Reform Britain and its leader, Nigel Farage, who is now Prime Minister. highest likability They account for 30% of the country's major politicians. Mr Starmer is behind Mr Farage, who has an approval rating of 27%, while recently appointed Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has an approval rating of just 20%.
Mr Farage's Reform Party has also steadily increased its support since the election. multiple Opinion polls this month show populist parties leading on an equal footing with Labor in voting intentions. Another worrying sign for the Labor government is that Mr Farage has turned out to be the country's most trusted politician on economic growth.
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