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The poll for PM isn't going in Sir Keir's favour

Sir Keir Starmer slumps 17 points behind PM in new poll - and a third of Labour voters want him to quit

An Opinium poll sees the Labour leader struggling to make headway against a PM whose handling of the pandemic has gained approval.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is trailing Boris Johnson as the British public's preferred prime minister by 17 percentage points, according to a new poll.

Sir Keir had started to close the gap in April, pollsters Opimium said, but in a survey held on 13 and 14 May, he garnered just 23% support as preferred prime minister.

This was a fall of six points, while Mr Johnson saw his popularity climb by eight points to 40%...


The poll, based on the responses of 2,004 adults in the UK, also showed:

• 33% of Labour voters want Sir Keir to resign as party leader
• 49% do not want him to go
• Two-thirds think Labour did badly in the local elections earlier this month but just 31% blame Sir Keir
• 57% said Sir Keir has been a better party leader than his predecessor Mr Corbyn
• The top choice for Sir Keir's replacement as Labour Party leader was Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, with approval from 47% and disapproval from 19%
• The Conservatives are up two points to 44%, whilst Labour has dropped six points to 31%

https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-s...-quit-12307527