David Farrar: The UK Labour crisis

The latest YouGov poll is brutal for UK Labour. Don’t even look at what all voters think. Let’s just look at what voters who voted Labour in 2024 say.

• Only 24% approve of the Government and 54% disapprove
• 28% of Labour voters say they won’t even consider voting for them again
• The net approval from Labour voters on issues are:
• NHS: -30%
• Immigration: -42%
• Crime: -22%
• Education: -6%
• Taxation: -37%
• Inflation: -35%
• Economy: -45%
• Starmer’s approval from Labour voters is 30% positive, 60% negative for -30% net
• Labour out of touch: Net +35%
• Labour incompetent: Net +19%

Now again, all the above is what people who voted Labour think. I’ve never seen such bad data for a party from people who voted for it.

David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders