Economic optimism rises in Britain but Rishi Sunak's Tories not getting credit for it - new poll

Economic optimism is rising in Britain but Rishi Sunak’s Tories do not appear to be getting any credit yet for the uplift, a new poll reveals.

The Ipsos survey for The Standard showed 33 per cent of adults expect the country’s economic conditions to improve in the next year, 37 per cent to get worse, and 25 per cent “stay the same”, giving an Economic Optimism Index of -4 for May.