“But Labour should not be complacent. Our polling demonstrates that Rishi Sunak presents a markedly different challenge than that of his predecessor. Given his repeated warnings about the Truss economic agenda during the summer leadership contest, Sunak looks to have largely avoided the damage that has been inflicted on the Conservative party brand by the disastrous ‘mini Budget’.
“Those around Sunak will be hoping his appeal on these issues will start to recover some of the wider brand damage done to the Conservative party during Truss’s short but disastrous time in power. Sunak, of course, still faces considerable challenges on multiple fronts, but these numbers should give the Conservatives hope that all is not lost.”
This yawning gap between the two parties began in the Liz Truss era, but polls including BMG’s new survey conducted forOn a head-to-head basis, he is tied with Sir Keir Starmer. Labour leads the Tories on which party is best to deal with the economy – but when asked which of the two potential Prime Ministers has a better grasp of economic matters, voters prefer Mr Sunak.
HugoGye What until the budget comes and more austerity hits us.
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HugoGye F*ck me you can tell the ipaper is firmly owned by the Mail now. Only them and Hugo (deffo not a posho) would spin a 23 point lead for Labour into a win for the Tories. You can spin all you like, but this is embarrassing for the Conservatives. No material bounce at all.
HugoGye No No No. - Save us!
HugoGye Just wait until he ups the retirement age to 70
HugoGye Yet Sunak is more responsible than anyone in the country for the abject state of our economy
Labour remains on course for a heavy landslide victory, a survey for by BMG shows 👉 but there are early signs Rishi Sunak may be able to escape being tainted by the chaos of Liz Truss’s premiership