Keir Starmer's personal ratings hit grim new low after latest shambolic U-turns
YouGov research found 75 per cent of the public now has a negative view of the PM.
www.dailymail.co.ukHere’s the latest public polling snapshot I can provide up to now, based on available reporting:
- A widely cited UK poll in August 2025 reported Keir Starmer with a net approval rating around -17, with 29% favourable and 46% unfavourable, indicating a modest improvement from earlier in the year but still a negative overall view. This suggests that while there was some positive movement, the public still viewed his leadership unfavorably overall at that time.[3]
- By late 2025 and early 2026, other outlets reported Starmer’s net approval hovering in the negative range, with percentages commonly in the high-20s to mid-40s unfavourable depending on the poll and month, and favourable views generally in the high teens to low 30s. These results reflect ongoing challenges in public sentiment toward his leadership amid various policy debates and events.[4][5][9]
- Ipsos and Opinium trend notes around that period described dissatisfaction with Starmer at around the 60% mark in some measures, reinforcing a consistent theme of negative overall sentiment despite occasional positive shifts in specific issue areas.[10][3]
If you’d like, I can pull more precise figures for a narrower window (e.g., the last 3–6 months) and provide a quick comparison table of the main polling firms (YouGov, Ipsos, Opinium) with dates, sample sizes, and net approval scores. I can also search for the very latest result and summarize it with citations.