Rishi Sunak was also forced to admit he had a US green card until October 2021 –
Rishi Sunak’s favor rating turned negative for the first time, sinking below Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s, following a series of disastrous stories about Prime Minister Exchequer’s financial problems and the perception that he was not doing enough to help Britons cope with the rising cost of living.
Sunak posted a net rating of minus 20 in Savanta ComRes’ latest monthly followers poll, published on Wednesday. This is down 26 points in a month and from a peak of 30 points in 2020. An online poll of 2,145 UK adults was conducted between 8 and 10 April, before both the prime minister and Johnson were fined by police for breaking their own coronavirus rules. implemented by the government.
Sunak falls below Johnson for the first time thanks to net favourites
Johnson -19 (+2)
Sunak -20 (-26) pic.twitter.com/p5vLeCUN6J– Savanta ComRes (@SavantaComRes) April 13, 2022
The survey is the latest blow to the prime minister, who made himself famous by opening Treasury spending faucets during successive Covid-19 lockdowns and until just a few weeks ago, politicians Politicians and newspapers widely touted Johnson’s likely successor.
He was criticized – including by members of his own party – for failing to help the most vulnerable families deal with the cost of living crisis when he released an economic statement in November. prior to.
Then, last week, a series of damaging revelations, including that his wife Akshata Murthy, did not reside in the UK, meant she did not pay UK tax on her overseas earnings. . Under great pressure, the daughter of an Indian billionaire, Narayana Murthy, co-founder of Infosys Ltd., later said she would now do the same.
Sunak was also forced to admit that he had a US green card until October 2021 – by which time he had been prime minister for more than a year and a half. Coupled with his wife’s tax status, the news fueled the perception that the family did not see their long-term future in the UK.
“The fact that we have seen such a drop in favor in a tumultuous month for the prime minister ultimately points to the fact that all the public goodwill he may have built The pandemic has all but disappeared,” said Savanta ComRes Political Research Director Chris Hopkins. “A drop of 26 points in a month is unprecedented,” he said, but could have been worse if the poll was conducted after Sunak was penalized.
Meanwhile, Johnson’s rating rose for the third month, up to minus 19 points. About 34% of those surveyed said they would vote in an election for the governing Conservative Party, while 40% chose the main opposition Labor Party.
