SIR Keir Starmer is less popular than every PM of the last five decades — apart from Liz Truss.
A poll found voters would prefer all but one of his nine predecessors since Margaret Thatcher was in No 10.
GettyStarmer is now polling behind Nigel Farage’s Reform going into May’s local elections[/caption]
The TimesKeir Starmer is less popular than every PM of the last five decades — apart from Liz Truss[/caption]
He even scored below Rishi Sunak, who he turfed out of power just eight months ago with a huge majority.
YouGov’s poll put Sir Tony Blair as the most popular followed by Lady Thatcher, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, John Major, Boris Johnson, Mr Sunak and Theresa May.
Ms Truss resigned after a disastrous 49-day stint in 2022.
The survey is a further blow for the PM, who is now polling behind Reform going into May’s local elections.
Another YouGov poll revealed that if an election were held tomorrow, 27 per cent of Brits would vote for Reform, ahead of 25 for Labour and 21 for the Tories.
A Marmite figure, Mr Farage has a net favourability rating of -30, with 60 per cent of people disliking him compared to 30 per cent who like him.
That is more popular than Sir Keir’s -40 score, with 66 per cent of respondents having an unfavourable view compared to 26 per cent favourable.
It is also higher than Kemi Badenoch’s -34, from 51 per cent declaring her unfavourable and 17 per cent who like her.
While most have made their minds up on Mr Farage and Sir Keir, a chunky 31 per cent of respondents replied “don’t know” when asked on the Tory leader.
It suggests she has struggled to make an impression as yet, but still has time to win people round
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