FILE PHOTO: Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour Party, speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions, at the House of Commons in London, Britain November 29, 2023. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
LONDON: The Labour Party maintains a wide lead over UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives heading into 2024, according to a poll taken last week.
The survey, conducted by PeoplePolling for right-leaning GB News, shows 45% of likely voters would support Labour against 23% who back the Tories.
The results were consistent with a series of polls in recent months. Almost 2,000 people were surveyed online on Dec 28.
Labour’s popularity comes as Sunak’s approval rating among members of his own party has sunk to a record low.
The prime minister has yet to set an election date, but one must be held by the end of January 2025.
More than half of respondents – 54% – said they feel worse off now than they were two years ago, reflecting the UK’s bruising cost of living crisis.
Consumer price inflation has fallen faster than expected recently while Britain’s economy may avoid a recession in 2024, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. — Bloomberg
