Starmer's approval rating plummets as Labour lead falls to 1%

Less than a hundred days after his enormous election victory, Sir Kier Starmer's approval ratings have fallen to some of the lowest ever experienced by a British Prime Minister, while Labour's poll lead over the Conservatives has been cut to 1%.

An opinion poll published yesterday by More in Common found that his net approval ratings have fallen by 44 percentage points since taking office, from +11% in July to -33% in the last few days.

A voting intention poll from the same company found that Labour's lead over the Conservatives has dropped to 1% with Labour on 29% and the Conservatives on 28% - a lead well within the margin of error on a poll of 2,023 voters carried out by More in Common between 5th and 7th October.

 

Apparently the drop in Labour support was largest among voters aged over 65 - now I wonder what might have caused that group of voters to feel betrayed by Labour?