Rishi Sunak is less trusted on the UK economy than recent Tory PMs, poll finds

Rishi Sunak with Liz Truss at a hustings in London for the Conservative party leadership in August 2022. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Rishi Sunak is seen as less competent on economic affairs than most recent Conservative prime ministers, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.

The prime minister has made reducing inflation one of his key priorities, as well as reducing debt and avoiding a recession. Much of his pitch has been on his economic management skills as a former chancellor.