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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

Poll reveals voters negative about Labour and Tory attack ads

Keir Starmer in a street in Hartlepool, pictured against a blue sky. He was visiting earlier this month, where he focused on the problem of antisocial behaviour.
Keir Starmer in Hartlepool earlier this month, where he focused on the problem of antisocial behaviour. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Labour’s controversial “attack ad” accusing Rishi Sunak of failing to put paedophiles in prison has caused more voters to think negatively of Keir Starmer’s party than a Conservative poster that accused the Labour leader of being soft on crime, according to an Opinium poll for the Observer.

The striking result, when people were asked to react to the two posters, comes after 10 days of internal Labour ructions over its sudden switch to hyper-aggressive and personalised online campaigning.

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