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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 23d

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A fatally wounded premiership?

James Crouch takes us through the depths of Keir Starmer's unpopularity.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · 23d

In our latest Substack @mrjcrouch.bsky.social looks at Keir Starmer's rock-bottom approval ratings, and how the die was cast within his first couple of months in office.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Sep 7

See the full data tables here: t.co/O7B6FlTUD5

https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/opinium-voting-intention-3rd-september-2025/

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Sep 7

🚨Latest Opinium Observer poll 🚨

For almost his entire time time in Downing Street, Keir Starmer has been less popular than Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson were at the same point in their premierships.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Opinium Voting Intention: 20th August 2025 - Opinium

Downloadable data tables from our latest voting intention poll can be found here. Keir Starmer’s approval rating remains low, and his party’s rating isn’t

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨 New Opinium Observer polling 🚨
Labour’s leader is deep in the red, with Keir Starmer stuck at -41% approval now several weeks in a row.

Fewer than 1 in 5 voters approve of the job he’s doing, while while 60% disapprove.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 18

Read more about the potential political implications of this here: opinium.com/wp-content/u...

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 18

Opinium and @curiauk.bsky.social polling shows that while protections for bats and newts might annoy roughly 1 in 7, a majority of the public currently support these environmental protections.
In the same polling we found 30% even think these same protections do not go far enough.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Opinium Voting Intention: 6th August 2025 - Opinium

Downloadable data tables from our latest voting intention poll can be found here. What’s in the newsThe most widely heard news story this week was the

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Aug 14

New Opinium Observer poll:
29% say nature of offence & age should be released at arrest. For names, 40% say wait until guilty verdict.

On nationality (21% at arrest) & ethnicity (19% at arrest), opinion is split, but pluralities favour info release after a guilty verdict.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · Jul 14

New Opinium @theobserveruk.bsky.social #poll
Keir Starmer’s approval hits record low (-41%). He is now as unpopular as Boris Johnson after ‘partygate’.
Look at the full results for views on a wealth tax, Rachel Reeves, and Palestine Action protests:
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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

Thanks for reading! As ever, you can find our tables and findings here:

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And you can access our political dashboard here:

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Political Polling Archive - Opinium

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

And, finally, we have seen no change this week for Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch or “None
of these” this week for the Best PM question, despite the challenges both leaders faced this week in the local elections:

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

Kemi Badenoch has also seen a dip of 2 points from -19% to -21%, reversing her small
improvements last week.
Ed Davey’s net approval has also remained similar, rising this week from -5% to -4%:

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

Despite his local success in this week’s elections, Nigel Farage’s net approval has dropped points in
the last week, from -12% to -17%.
Keir Starmer’s net approval, however, has also not recovered after falling last week, dropping a point this
week from -33% to -34%.

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

When it comes to key local issues, Reform is the best performing party on only one issue: the impact
of immigration locally. Labour is the most trusted party on nearly all other local matters, although “none of the above” is the real winner here:

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Opinium @opiniumresearch.bsky.social · May 3

🚨New polling with
@ObserverUK

As Reform celebrates its victories at this week’s local elections, their success can partly be attributed to the reputational damage suffered by the major parties, receiving better ratings on all key attributes apart from being tolerant: