Sunak sees rise in popularity after cutting net zero targets

Rishi Sunak again achieved zero results, which pleased the Tory party. Photo: Poole via Reuters/Justin Tullis

Rishi Sunak's popularity among Tory members soared after he cut his net zero target, a survey has found.

Prime Minister's satisfaction rating among rank-and-file Tories rose from negative territory to become the eighth most popular cabinet member.

He finished seventh from bottom last month, dropping to his lowest ranking among cabinet ministers since taking office.

Mr Sunak polled — 3.8 points ahead of Parliament. back from the summer holidays, but now it stands at +25.8 points.

His rise in popularity came after he announced the postponement of a number of goals with zero results, including the postponement of the sales ban new petrol cars until 2035.

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He remains behind Suella Braverman, Home Secretary Penny Mordaunt, Leader of the House of Commons, and James Cleverley, Foreign Secretary. They all remained in the party's top five grassroots Cabinet members.

Kemi Badenoch, the trade minister, topped the Cabinet rankings on the ConservativeHome website for the second time in a month, leading with a net satisfaction score of 59 percentage points .

Sunak's «bold new approach» has been praised. favor

The prime minister's popularity previously soared following the Conservative victory in Uxbridge in July, a by-election widely seen as a referendum on extending the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) to the outskirts of London.

Mr Sunak also eased the ban on sales of new oil boilers from 2026 to 2035 during his net-zero speech last Wednesday, in which he promised a «bold new approach to policy».

He also increased grants for heat pumps. and pledged not to introduce taxes to discourage meat eating or flying.

The latest cabinet ratings are published ahead of this weekend's Conservative Party conference, the first Mr Sunak will attend as prime minister. minister.

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He is expected to use the conference to announce a new “plan for motorists” in which he will ban councils from introducing new 20mph zones and cutting back on low-traffic areas.

In Cabinet Ministers receiving negative satisfaction ratings include Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, who now has a rating of -2.2 after her department's handling of the RAAC crisis in schools.

Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, Theresa Coffey, the environment secretary, and Robert Jenrick, the immigration secretary, also received negative scores.

This month's league table from ConservativeHome was based on responses from just under 700 respondents.

This month's league table from ConservativeHome was based on responses from just under 700 respondents.

This month's league table from ConservativeHome was based on responses from just under 700 respondents.

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