Rishi Sunak's popularity in Blue Wall is falling

Rishi Sunak lost the support of 38 percent of voters. The poll showed that the Blue Wall fell to its lowest level since February.

The Blue Wall are the 42 seats in the south of England that have traditionally voted Conservative, but whose support is declining. recent years.

A survey conducted by Redfield & On July 2, Wilton Strategies gave Mr. Sunak a minus eight rating, with 30% of voters in these areas approving and 38% disapproving.

This is Mr. Sunak's worst result since Feb. 26, when he was at minus 10. By contrast, Sir Keir Starmer was in positive territory with an approval rating of plus five, with 31% of voters approving of his performance and 26% disapproving.

The Tories won 42 Blue Wall seats in the 2019 general election, winning nearly 50% of the vote against 27% of the Liberal Democrats. Labor finished third in that set of seats with 21% of the vote.

The latest poll shows Labor seven points ahead of the Tories in terms of seats, with 36% of voters supporting the party and 29% for the Conservatives. The number of Liberal Democrats fell by 25 percent.

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Poll also asked voters which party they trust on 12 key issues, and Labor came first on nine issues, including fighting poverty and supporting the National health services. .

The Tories came first in only three categories: Ukraine, Foreign Affairs and Coronavirus.

A total of 84% of those who voted Labor in 2019 said they would vote Labor again, and 73% of those who voted for the Liberal Democrats said they would vote for the party in the next election.

Only 52 people. a percentage of Conservative voters in 2019 now say they would vote Conservative again if a general election were held tomorrow. Fifteen per cent say they would vote Labor, 8 per cent would move to UK reforms and 5 per cent would support the Liberal Democrats.

The poll comes a day after Mr Sunak admitted to MPs that one of his five priorities—halving inflation—has proven harder to achieve than anticipated.Sir Keir's Labor are seven points ahead of the Tories. Photo: Getty/Leon Neal

Prime Minister said inflation has been «sustainable», in part because many more people are now taking out fixed-term mortgages.

This means that raising interest rates has no effect impact on the purchasing power of consumers, making it difficult to obtain a loan. interest rates have come down.

Mr. Sunak also insisted that his pledge to stop small boat crossings was not delayed because Rwanda's policy is based on lawsuits.

The prime minister denied that he has no plan B unless the Supreme Court reverses the ruling blocking the forced removal of asylum seekers to the capital Kigali.

He told the Liaison Committee that ministers will challenge the appeals court's decision «with confidence and vigor». «.

When asked if his promise to «stop the boats» was suspended, he replied: «No, and our deal with Albania is a good example of why it has not been suspended.»