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According to a YouGov poll marking that milestone, fewer than half of those who voted Tory at last year’s election believe Badenoch looks like a prospective PM, while 26% of them do not.
Across the whole of the population, just one in seven voters say she currently has what it takes to be prime minister.voters that she needs to win over to get into No.10, around two-thirds do not yet see Badenoch as PM material.In a further blow for the Tory leader, twice as many people say she is untrustworthy as trustworthy , while 39% also say she is dislikable compared to 24% who say she is likable.
However, 56% of 2024 Tory voters say she is doing a good job, with just 17% saying she is doing a bad job. Badenoch has endured a difficult start to her time as Conservative leader, with a poll last week showing the party being pushed into third place behindHowever, the latest YouGov poll shows that two-thirds of all voters, and 59% of Tories, believe that the party would be in the same state regardless of who is leader.the party doing a deal with Reform UK ahead of the next election in a bid to unite the right of British politics.
The poll suggests Labour will lose 211 seats but will still be the largest party with 200 MPs, just ahead of the Conservatives on 190.'Not Fit To Be Prime Minister!' Starmer Accuses Badenoch Of 'Student Politics' In PMQs Takedown
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