Just over half the public believe Sir Keir Starmer will be prime minister according to a new poll. The Ipsos survey, which shows 51% of people think Sir Keir will enter Number 10, is the latest in a string of devastating polls for the Conservatives as the Liz Truss Government faces backlash from the public.
The poll of 1,000 adults showed a 13 point rise in people expecting Sir Keir to be PM, up from 38% in May. Meanwhile 35% of voters said they thought it unlikely the Labour leader would become prime minister, down from 50% in May.
Keiran Pedley, Ipsos director of politics, said: "More Britons now think Keir Starmer will be prime minister one day and the public are increasingly likely to think a Starmer-led Labour government would do a better job in office than the current Government. Time will tell if such sentiment reflects a decisive shift in Labour’s favour or merely reflects a moment in time.”
