After 13 years in power, the British Conservative Party has yet to settle for recapturing the popularity ratings of other eras. The last step poll From YouGov timesReleased on Saturday, The The Tories They are already 25 percentage points behind Labor, with the next UK general election just over a year away.
The main opposition party, the centre-left, gathered 47% of voting intentions – a one percentage point increase compared to the previous week’s poll – The ToriesCenter-right, 22% – a drop of two points.
The survey was conducted on the 20th and 21st, so the results may reflect voters’ reaction to recent episodes of corruption at parties and meetings held during the pandemic involving members of the government and Conservative Party. , and it starred Boris Johnson.
The latest Westminster voting objective (20-21 June)
Con: 22% (-2 to 15-16 June)
Laboratory: 47% (+4)
Lib Dem: 11% (=)
Green: 8% (=)
Reformed UK: 7% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)https://t.co/nBKtwkI3fC pic.twitter.com/mv1XvSL6fi—YouGov (@YouGov) June 24, 2023
Last Monday, the former prime minister – who resigned as deputy minister on the 9th – suffered another political setback during parliament when only seven members of his party voted against the results of a parliamentary commission investigation that certified he had “deliberately deceived” parliament. The statements it made about its knowledge of parties that took place at executive headquarters in 2020 and 2021.
The motion on the commission’s final report was approved, but the current Prime Minister, virtually all members of the government and dozens of MPs The Tories It decided not to participate in the referendum, which was criticized by all opposition parties.
Before the referendum, and before the last vote, the Conservatives experienced another embarrassing moment Glass It released a video of a Christmas party held at the party’s headquarters in London during the pandemic, in which the protagonists mock the health rules that a good part of the country must comply with.
The poll, published on Saturday, also chastised the Prime Minister in an assessment of her administration’s difficulties in responding to the economic crisis and inflation – which led the Bank of England to raise interest rates recently. curiosity
According to a YouGov poll, only 21% of respondents said Chung was a good prime minister, compared to 32% who chose Labor leader Keir Starmer in this category – just two percentage points short of Chung. Two points up for Starmer.
Although the next assembly elections are scheduled only in 2024, the negative numbers are the reason The Tories Opinion polls in recent months have not differed much from the results of recent electoral actions.
The Conservatives lost several by-elections to vacant MPs and lost more than a thousand councilors in May’s local elections.
The next election test takes place in July with three by-elections covering Uxbridge and South Ruislip, held by Boris Johnson since 2015 earlier this month.
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