Rishi Sunak and the Tories have sunk to their lowest level of poll support since the resignation of Liz Truss as last week’s Budget failed to deliver a boost. 

A new Savanta survey conducted between Mar 8-10 in the days after the Budget put the Conservatives on 25 per cent and Labour on 43 per cent, giving the latter a lead of 18 points. 

The Tories were down by two points and Labour were down by one point when compared to the company’s previous poll from Mar 1-3. 

Savanta said the 25 per cent figure for the Conservatives was the “lowest voting intention Savanta has recorded for the Conservatives since the final week of Liz Truss’ turbulent premiership in October 2022”. 

Chris Hopkins, political research director at Savanta, said: “The last time we recorded the Conservatives’ vote share this low, their leader resigned within the week. Not since the final days of Prime Minister Liz Truss have so few of the UK public expressed a willingness to vote Conservative.

“This is just one poll, yes. But what should concern Rishi Sunak - less than two months from crucial local elections - is that these numbers fit part of a wider trend. Our latest voting intention isn’t a sudden drop, it looks like a long-term downwards trend that the Prime Minister can’t seem to reverse.”

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