The charts that show just how worried Labour should be about the polls

Keir Starmer’s personal favourability rating was -31 in May, down 38 points since the election. Composite: PA / The Guardian / Guardian design

Opinion polls don’t always provide a precise picture of voters’ mood – and the next general election is still four years away. But Labour strategists will doubtless be poring over the data, and it’s not pretty.

Analysis by the Guardian found Labour’s drop in the opinion polls in its first 10 months of power is the largest of any newly elected UK government in 40 years.