THE UK Labour government has seen a sharp drop in approval ratings in the past few weeks, according to YouGov polling.
According to YouGov’s government approval tracker, the latest figures, published on August 19, show that 47% of people disapprove of the UK Government while just 26% approve.
This represents a drop from data published on July 22, which showed that just 32% of people disapproved of the UK Government compared with 28% who approved.
Data published on July 22 meanwhile also showed a 32% disapproval rating compared with a 28% approval rating while 40% of people said they didn’t know.
According to the Twitter/X account Stats for Lefties, one of the main reasons for the drop is a “collapse in support amongst over-65s”.
It said: “Labour’s net approval amongst over-65s has plunged almost as low as the Tories’ approval in June 2024.”
The latest figures show that 61% of over-65s disapprove of the UK Government while just 22% approve. Meanwhile, 17% of people in that category said they didn’t know.
According to YouGov’s website, the weekly tracker can take in between 1521 and 13 996 people in each sample.
During their time in office so far, Labour have announced billions of pounds in spending cuts and also faced criticism for failing to scrap the two-child cap.
We also told at the end of July how Foreign Secretary David Lammy (below) was called out for continuing Tory secrecy over official legal advice on arms sales to Israel.
We also told how a poll by Ipsos, conducted between August 9 and 12, showed that more than half of people in the UK think Britain is “moving in the wrong direction”.
Labour also came in for criticism on Friday as we told how they were accused of “betrayal” after repeatedly pledging to cut energy bills while Ofgem has announced a rise to the price cap.
