General Election poll: Jump in voters saying Labour ready for Government

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer has seen a jump in the number of Britons saying Labour is ready for Government, according to a new poll with just a month to go before the July 4 polling day.The exclusive Ipsos survey for The Standard showed nearly half of adults, 47 per cent, say Labour is ready for Government, up eight points since May.

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00:00 Ipsos's first political monitor of this general election campaign shows positive news for the Labour Party.

00:05 Nearly half, some 47%, now agree that they are ready to form the next government.

00:11 This is up eight points since we last asked in May,

00:13 and comparable to levels achieved by David Cameron and the Conservatives before they won the 2010 general election.

00:20 It points towards the public coming to terms with the fact that Keir Starmer might be in 10 Downing Street come 5 July.

00:26 Certainly, our headline voting intention figures are pointing towards that.

00:29 Labour retain a 20 point lead on 43% over the Conservatives on 23%.

00:35 However, questions still remain for Keir Starmer himself.

00:38 Nearly half, 49%, still say they do not know what the Labour leader stands for.

00:44 This was capitalised on during the TV debates this week by Rishi Sunak, who accused him of having no plan.

00:50 As we get further into the campaign, eyes will turn towards the manifestos and policies within.

00:55 Understandably, Labour are being cautious, not wanting to say too much, which might scare off voters.

01:01 But clearly there are also risks in them saying too little.

01:05 Now, I don't want to overplay this.

01:07 If you're a Conservative looking for some hopeful nuggets in this poll, then you might be disappointed.

01:13 Keir Starmer leads Rishi Sunak on nearly every positive leadership trait we ask about,

01:17 including being the most capable leader, having sound judgment, and understanding the problems facing the country.

01:23 In fact, three in four now say that they think that Rishi Sunak is out of touch with the ordinary voter,

01:30 one of the highest scores we've ever achieved for a leader on this metric.

01:33 Eight in ten say they are dissatisfied with the government, and Rishi Sunak's personal ratings are at -53.

01:40 Both are the lowest we've ever seen for an incumbent going into a general election campaign,

01:44 and Ipsos records stretch all the way back to 1979, when Margaret Thatcher was taken on Callaghan.

01:50 So, in all, things are looking good for the Labour Party, albeit they still have some questions to answer.

01:56 Meanwhile, for the Conservative Party, things are looking quite bleak indeed.

01:59 (upbeat music)

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