New poll points to Tory wipeout

Another day, another damning poll for the Tory party. This time it’s a survey by Ipsos for the Evening Standard that finds the Conservatives have hit their lowest level for 40 years. The poll puts the Tories on 20-points, falling from 27-points back in January. It means Rishi Sunak’s party is 27-points behind Labour and his personal ratings are not looking great either, with a net approval score of -54. Keir Starmer isn’t exactly popular but he is faring better than Sunak. The Labour leader’s net approval rating is -26.

To put this poll into perspective, the Ipsos Political Monitor started in the late 1970s and has never before recorded a Conservative vote share this low. As for the smaller parties, Reform manages 8 per cent of the vote and the Liberal Democrats are on 9 per cent. It means despite a run of bad polling for the Tories, this one could well be regarded as the worst yet.