Exclusive: leaked Labour analysis says foreign secretary could revive party’s fortunes – but effect may be short-lived
could give the government a double-figure bounce in the polls once she is installed in No 10, according to internal Labour analysis.director of strategy, Deborah Mattinson, claimed the foreign secretary could dramatically improve Conservative fortunes.
“Our focus groups suggest that as voters get to know Truss better they like her less,” it says. “Serious negatives – untrustworthiness, inauthenticity, U-turns, lack of grip – are starting to cut through suggesting that any bounce may be very short-lived.”its biggest lead in months – eight points – while Starmer has surged well ahead of Truss in the past two weeks when voters are asked who would be the best prime minister.
“We can expect that Truss will get a bounce of at least 6% if she simply performs in line with the average, which would result in bringing polls to level pegging with Labour,” it says.was such a drag on the Conservatives’ polling in his final months in power. The analysis suggests that Rishi Sunak, who is trailing behind Truss, is less certain to give the Tories a big boost because his negatives are already better known to the public.
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