Poll show voters worried about budget.

A BMG Research survey for i shows that just a quarter of the public feel positive about the Government’s first Budget this week, with 40 per cent disapproving of the package set out by Rachel Reeves.

You can read the i report by clicking on the link just below:

 Tories lead in polls for first time in three years after Budget.

The poll also found that "Voters are much more likely to say that the measures announced by the Chancellor will leave them worse off, than say that they will benefit from the higher spending funded by tax rises and borrowing."

Other findings included:

  • Sir Keir Starmer’s personal ratings have suffered, reaching a new low of net -26, with only 23 per cent of the public approving of his performance in office compared with 49 per cent dissatisfied.
  • This was also the first voting intention poll for three years to show a Conservative lead, although only by 1% which is within the statistical margin of error.


Robert Struthers of BMG said: 

“Our post-Budget polling underlines just how tough the early months of a Labour Government are shaping up to be. In the days after Rachel Reeves finished delivering her first Budget, our polling shows Labour already trailing the Conservatives, albeit marginally. This is with the Conservatives yet to elect a new leader – they’ve managed to take a poll lead simply by letting Labour govern.

“While they may be statistically tied when accounting for the margin of error, the Conservatives’ slight lead signals early challenges for Labour. The lead is certainly symbolically and psychologically important – this is the first Conservative lead we’ve recorded in over three years.”


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