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Theresa May poll: Satisfaction rating for Prime Minister 'worst in history' for month after general election | Theresa May poll: Satisfaction rating for Prime Minister 'worst in history' for month after general election |
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Theresa May has the lowest satisfaction rating ever recorded for a Prime Minister in the month after an election, according to a new poll. | Theresa May has the lowest satisfaction rating ever recorded for a Prime Minister in the month after an election, according to a new poll. |
Jeremy Corbyn overtook Ms May for the first time, according to an Ipsos Mori survey for the London Evening Standard. | |
Just 34 per cent of adults said they were satisfied with Ms May, while 59 per cent said they were dissatisfied. | Just 34 per cent of adults said they were satisfied with Ms May, while 59 per cent said they were dissatisfied. |
It is her worst result since becoming Prime Minister after David Cameron stood down following the Brexit vote, when she was given a net satisfaction rating of -25. | It is her worst result since becoming Prime Minister after David Cameron stood down following the Brexit vote, when she was given a net satisfaction rating of -25. |
The poll of 1,071 adults across the UK found 44 per cent said they were satisfied with the Labour leader, one per cent fewer than those who are dissatisfied. | The poll of 1,071 adults across the UK found 44 per cent said they were satisfied with the Labour leader, one per cent fewer than those who are dissatisfied. |
Last month, Mr Corbyn had a net rating of -11. | Last month, Mr Corbyn had a net rating of -11. |
The only other prime minister to receive a negative rating in the month after an election since the polling organisation began asking the question in 1977 was Tony Blair, who got -13 in 2005 amid the controversy surrounding the Iraq War. | |
The poll shows more than a quarter of Conservative voters are dissatisfied with Mrs May, with just 19 per cent of Labour supporters being dissatisfied with Mr Corbyn, in a reversal of the situation from months ago. | The poll shows more than a quarter of Conservative voters are dissatisfied with Mrs May, with just 19 per cent of Labour supporters being dissatisfied with Mr Corbyn, in a reversal of the situation from months ago. |
However, Ms May was still seen as the most capable Prime Minister by 46 per cent compared with Mr Corbyn's 38 per cent. | |
Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos Mori, told the Standard: “The turnaround in Ms May’s ratings is unprecedented in our previous data on prime ministers – from a historic high at the start of the campaign to a historic low just one month after an election, while also seeing her position among her own party supporters weakening and Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign surge continuing. | |
“Having said that, she still has the edge as most capable PM among over 35s.” | “Having said that, she still has the edge as most capable PM among over 35s.” |