Ed Davey’s approval rating takes a big hit from the Post Office scandal

Ed Davey’s personal ratings - the difference between those who think he is doing a good or bad job - have fallen from -4% to -13% in the latest Opinium poll. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has seen his personal popularity take a significant hit in the wake of the Post Office scandal, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.

Davey was one of a series of ministers responsible for the Post Office during the crisis, holding the role between 2010 and 2012. He has received criticism after a letter emerged in which he refused to meet Alan Bates, the former postmaster and campaigner fighting for justice, telling him: “I do not believe a meeting would serve any useful purpose.”