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Sir Keir more popular than Sunak
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer meets local people in Milton Keynes who have been effected by and are attempting to tackle knife crime, January 25, 2024

SIR KEIR STARMER finally cleared the lowest bar in political life today: he is more popular than Rishi Sunak.

Pollster Ipsos found that the Labour leader now has a 13 per cent lead over the incumbent as to who might make the best prime minister.

The finding comes after weeks of Tory turmoil, including splits over Rwanda and a demand by former cabinet minister Simon Clarke that Mr Sunak be sacked.

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