Rishi Sunak has said the Government must “stay the course” after the Conservative Party suffered heavy losses in the local elections on May 4.

The vote saw approximately 1,000 Tory councillors lose their seats, while Labour and Liberal Democrats both made gains. 

Nevertheless, an exclusive poll by The Telegraph has revealed that the Prime Minister is “winning over” 80 per cent of over 26,000 of our readers, who now have confidence in his premiership. 

Mr Sunak shared his five pledges in January, which included cutting NHS waiting lists and getting a handle on illegal immigration.

Since then, the Prime Minster has passed the Immigration Bill through the Commons and it is now on its second reading in the Lords. 

Mr Sunak has also introduced plans to take the pressure off GPs by encouraging pharmacists to treat more common ailments and enabling patients to get prescriptions directly from pharmacies without a GP appointment.

A proportion of readers believe the Prime Minister has been a reliable figure since taking over from Liz Truss last October, with many praising his proactive approach.