Labour crisis as Sunak overtakes Starmer in popularity poll

Labour has been hit by a blow after Rishi Sunak overtook Sir Keir Starmer in a popularity poll just days after becoming PM. The poll, conducted by Redfield and Wilton between 25 and 26 October, asked voters who they thought would be a better Prime Minister. A total of 39 percent of people picked Mr Sunak, up six percent from the start of September.Meanwhile, 38 percent of people said they would prefer Sir Keir, down four percent.The poll, which surveyed 1,500 people, was conducted on Mr Sunak’s first two days in office. It will come as a blow to Labour as Sir Keir’s party has been surging ahead of the Tories in surveys on voting intentions in recent weeks amid the chaos of Liz Truss’s 44-day premiership.  The Labour Party is facing a crisis, as Rishi Sunak has overtaken Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty/Redfield and Wilton) (Image: Redfield and Wilton)It comes as Mr was unveiled as the Tories’ new leader on Monday before becoming Prime Minister on Tuesday.Mr Sunak went on to face Sir Keir in his first PMQs in the Commons on Wednesday. Tory MPs put on a noisy display in support for their new leader repeatedly shouting “more”.They roared and bashed the benches so vigorously on his arrival that Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle cautioned them to “cheer him by all means” but “don’t damage the furniture”.DON’T MISS: Ian Blackford sensationally claims UK can ‘very easily’ rejoin EU [REVEAL]Tories expose Labour hypocrisy after outrage at Suella Braverman [INSIGHT]SNP rebellion erupts over hated bill as SNP minister resigns [REPORT] Mr Sunak became Prime Minister on Tuesday after Liz Truss’ resignation (Image: Getty)Mr Sunak made a number of jibes against Sir Keir including saying the Labour leader “rarely leaves North London”, tried to stop Brexit and backed Jeremy Corbyn to a raucous reception from Conservative MPs.In his first speech outside 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, Mr Sunak said he had been elected as Tory leader to “fix” the “mistakes” made by his predecessor Ms Truss, whose disastrous mini-budget sparked weeks of economic turmoil.He warned of “difficult decisions” to come, saying the Government is grappling with a “profound economic crisis”.In her resignation speech, Ms Truss urged the new Prime Minister to be “bold” in a bid to boost the economy.