Huge blow to Keir Starmer as Sun mega poll shows Brits think Rishi Sunak is a better leader & reject Labour’s woke ideas
BRITS are opposed to explicit sex education in class, have strong views on what a woman is and are proud of our nation’s past.
An exclusive mega-poll for The Sun reveals that Rishi Sunak is more popular than Sir Keir Starmer — including among women and even in Scotland.
The PM beats Sir Softie amongst the over-50s, across the South and Midlands and, most painfully for Labour, amongst working class voters.
In a wake up call for all our politicians, it shows the Government’s Rwanda scheme is popular and the country split over whether to ignore Euro-judges frustrating Britain’s small boats clampdown.
In more bad news for Starmer, only a third of Brits agree with him that a woman can have a penis.
In contrast 47 per cent of voters do not believe a “trans woman is a woman,” according to our survey by YouGov.
We asked 3,000 Brits last week what they thought about the state of British politics and what will happen at the next General Election.
That’s about three times the size of most opinion polls, for a more accurate take of the national temperature.
And the results will come as a shock to social justice activists, who have called for Britain to apologise for its past.
For every Brit “embarrassed” about our history, more than two say they are proud of our great country.
Just 18 per cent of Brits say we should be ashamed of our past, compared to the 45 per cent who want to cheer for it.
That rockets to 73 per cent of Tory voters saying they are proud; but more Labour voters are ashamed of British history than supportive — splitting 26 per cent proud to 33 per cent red faced.
The public are equally forthright on whether kids should be taught graphic sex education classes, as some are pushing.
Following outcry about explicit sex acts in the classroom, ministers are due to update guidance on what is appropriate.
Parents appear to be in favour of sticking to the birds and the bees.
The country is almost universally behind safe sex, pregnancy and healthy relationships being on the curriculum, supported by around nine out of ten voters.
But over seven in ten are against lessons about different sexual positions.
People are more divided however on whether transgender identities have a place in schools — with 51 per cent of voters saying they do, with 36 per cent opposed.
But amongst those voters who propelled Boris Johnson to his landslide victory in 2019, more than half — 54 per cent — are opposed to transgender classes.
That might explain why the Tories have been so vocal on trans issues of late, with the PM making it clear he has no trouble explaining that a woman is an adult biological female.
The issue of gender is far from a one-off seeing those that voted Tory in 2019 taking a far tougher stance on cultural issues than the wider public.
Those voters — which included tens of thousands of Labour- to-Tory switchers last time — will be crucial to deciding who holds the keys to No10 next time round.
Nowhere are differences clearer than on migration, small boats and efforts by Strasbourg judges to frustrate deportations.
There is widespread anger at the Government’s handling of the small boats issue across the country from young and old, leave and remain as well as men and women.
More than three-quarters of the public say ministers are handling the crisis badly, with just over one in ten voters saying they deserve credit.
However, attempts to deter the boats appear to be going down better with voters.
The plan to deport small boat migrants to Rwanda is popular with 46 per cent of the public backing it, 38 per cent opposing.
But that soars to a massive three -quarters of Tory 2019 voters who support the idea.
A majority of the public want the UK to remain signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, with only 27 per cent saying we should pull out.
But 55 per cent of Tory 2019 voters say quit the Strasbourg court.
On matters of migration, 40 per cent of the public say we should always follow the court’s rulings and change our policies to reflect them; yet 37 per cent say the Court should be ignored and Britain should stick to her guns.
This rockets to 70 per cent of 2019 Tory voters who say rulings should be ignored.
The Government won its massive majority in 2019 because it was able to hold together a very broad coalition of voters across the country.
Our poll says those voters have not quite abandoned the Tories yet — despite a year of political mayhem.
Amongst the general public, almost 40 per cent believe the Tories are done for at the next election, with just 29 per cent thinking they still have a chance.
But crucially for the Government however, more than half of 2019 Tory voters — 51 per cent — believe that they can turn it around.
Sir Softie lived up to his nickname as he licked a melting 99 ice cream on a visit to Blackpool while campaigning for this week’s local elections.
PM Rishi Sunak gave him the moniker after saying he went easy on violent criminals during his five-year spell as Director of Public Prosecutions — the country’s top prosecutor.
TOMORROW we reveal the findings of our poll on law and order.
As climate change extremists threaten to derail the King’s Coronation, our mega survey will make uncomfortable reading for cops and lenient judges.
All figures are from YouGov Plc.
Total sample size was 3,031 adults online, between 26th – 28th April 2023. They have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
Results a warning to hopes of Labour
BRITAIN is heading for PM Sir Keir Starmer next year if recent polls are to be believed, writes political editor Harry Cole.
Although the gap has narrowed Labour remain ahead by about 43 per cent to the Tories’ 29.
That would likely see Sir Keir fall short of an overall majority in an election but have the largest party.
But our mega poll shows things are far from rosy.
Sir Keir’s supporters appear to be on the wrong side of a public sick of woke nonsense seeping into their lives.
Sir Keir is against deporting migrants to Rwanda, but a big proportion of the public back it.
Sir Keir says a woman can have a penis, but 47 per cent disagree.
And in just six months, Rishi Sunak has edged ahead on who would make the best leader.
While most of the public think the next election is a foregone conclusion, that cannot be said of the voters that gave the Tories their 2019 majority.
And it is clear from our survey that those voters are far more robust on key issues like sex-education in schools, illegal migration and quitting the meddling ECHR.
Above all they are proud of this great country despite endless negativity from the left.
Rather than sneer at this, Labour supporters should look at this poll before accusing others of waging a culture war.
Should their man fall short come next year, it is clear the warning signs were there.