Kemi Badenoch cut off Keir Starmerleading the polls in its first week Conservative Party The leader closed the gap with 2 points.

techne england Weekly audience survey for Independent Last week, since taking over from Rishi Sunak, he revealed: Mrs Badenoch boosts Conservative Party Support rose one point to 25 per cent, while Labor fell one point to 29 per cent, narrowing the gap from six points to four.

A difficult week is coming Sir Keir’s government Continued anger over the £40bn tax increases in the budget, particularly the farmland inheritance tax raid and the increase in employer contributions to national insurance.

But the collapse in Labour’s leadership will be seen as an early personal boost for Ms Badenoch, who was praised for a strong debut performance at prime minister’s questions (PMQs) on Wednesday, prompting Sir Keir to skewer his ministers’ past attacks on Donald Trump. The world digested his election victory in America.

Hasn’t had a great start with questions for a while social media rape joke A post he made before he became a member of parliament remained on his Facebook page. In addition, the US elections overshadowed his first week in office.

Survey offered less good news Nigel Farage The person who did not get much in return when his friend and ally in the USA took back the White House. Reform UK is stuck at 18 per cent, but still well above the election rate of 14 per cent.

Sir Ed Davey‘s attack on Mr Trump did not sway voters enough to see the Liberal Democrats’ support remain solid, with their share falling one point to 13 per cent. The Greens were unchanged at 7 percent.

Despite the surge in polls, data from surveys of 1,632 voters on Wednesday and Thursday this week showed Ms Badenoch has a long way to go to turn around her party’s fortunes.

Labor still leads in all age categories under 45, while the Conservative Party maintains a four-point lead with voters aged 55-64. Where the Conservative Party made big gains was among pensioners after Chancellor Rachel Reeves canceled winter fuel payments and Ms Badenoch had a 12 point lead in that category.

Support for both Labor and the Conservative Party appears to be holding firm since the election, with nearly a quarter of their supporters leaving both parties in July.

But a sign of hope for Ms Badenoch is that confidence in the government continues to fall, falling to 31 per cent this week.