A majority of the British public believe Rishi Sunak is doing a bad job delivering on his five key priorities in a set back for the Prime Minister ahead of his keynote speech at Tory conference today. 

Mr Sunak pledged in January to halve inflation, grow the economy, cut government debt, reduce NHS waiting lists and “stop the boats”.

In a new poll of 1,000 British adults, Ipsos UK found widespread dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister’s performance on all five priorities, with dissatisfaction having grown across the board since the pollster last asked about them in May.

On halving inflation, 57 per cent said they thought Mr Sunak was doing a bad job, compared to 55 per cent who said the same in May. Only 14 per cent said they thought he was doing a good job, down from 17 per cent.

Some 54 per cent said he was doing a bad job on growing the economy, up from 50 per cent, while 54 per cent said he was doing a bad job on reducing the national debt, up from 49 per cent.

On cutting NHS waiting lists, dissatisfaction has soared with 71 per cent saying the Prime Minister is doing a bad job, compared to 62 per cent in May, while almost two-thirds said he was doing a bad job on stopping small boats crossing the Channel. 

The publication of the poll, which was conducted between September 22-26, came as Mr Sunak prepares to address Tory activists in Manchester just before noon. He will vow to end 30 years of the status quo in politics. 

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