Britain’s prime minister sinks in a torrent of negative polls
Liz Truss is resisting as UK Prime Minister due to the lack of consensus among her Conservative co-religionists about the least risky way to remove her from her position and the lack of a clear candidate to resume command of the country. The weakened leader of the right-wing ‘story’ faces Wednesday’s weekly parliamentary scrutiny session with her liberal economic dogma shattered and her prestige sunk in opinion polls.
Labour, led by Keir Starmer, is 36 points ahead of Conservatives in voting intentions, according to the latest independent poll. It is the biggest lead of the moderate left since Tony Blair’s mass victory in 1997. And a further sign of his growing popularity since the pandemic illegal party scandal that led to the resignation in July of then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Still, the former prime minister remains the favorite candidate of the militant ‘tory’, with 32% wanting him to replace Truss in Downing Street, leaving the rest of the potential heirs in the shadows. The disillusionment with the recently appointed leader – she has been in office for barely six weeks – extends from party members, the faction and the conservative press. A majority of 55% of the members believe that he should resign against the 38% who argue for his continuity despite the failure of his economic strategy and his tax proposal.
Truss took responsibility and eventually apologized for the “mistakes” of his tenure, but remorse was not rewarded in public opinion. 77% of the population disapproves of the government, the highest score in a decade, according to YouGov. 87% believe that the executive branch is poorly managing the country’s economy and 80% criticize its fiscal policy. At the same time, 60% anticipate a Labor victory in the parliamentary elections, which could officially last until the end of 2024. In the total of voting intent polls compiled by Politico, Starmer’s party leads with 52% support, the Conservatives lagging behind with 23%, the Liberal Democrats with 9% and the Greens with 5%.
The internal ‘tories’ rules protect the leader of the formation against his election for a year. But Truss is only safe until the Barons agree on a route to reform those rules and dethrone him without causing any legislative advances, which they would lose in the current environment. The faction is also divided over the candidate who must take office without giving the militant freedom of choice. Some are betting on Rishi Sunak, who lost to Truss after criticizing the “fantastic” policy of tax cuts and warning of the turbulence it would cause in capital and currency markets, as happened last week. Others propose entrusting power to a triumvirate of ministers consisting of Sunak, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, and the current Speaker of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt.
The lack of internal consensus favors Truss, who has confirmed to the BBC that he is ready to lead the Tories in the next election. The abolition of economic dogma calmed markets and calmed the moderate Tory faction, which is calling for a truce until at least the presentation of the new full spending and tax plan, slated for October 31.
Source: La Verdad
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