Nearly a third of voters believe that Starmer will be gone within a year (Image: Getty)
has been dealt a massive blow after voters used a poll to say then they think he might be ousted as pressure continues to pile onto the Labour leader.
It paints a bleak picture for the beleaguered PM, who has endured a torrid time since his landslide election victory in July.
Nearly a third of all Britons surveyed expect under-pressure Sir Keir to last another year at most, with 68% saying he is doing “badly”.
Respondents criticised handling of the economy, the NHS, the cost-of-living crisis and immigration as nearly a third predicted that the leader would be gone in a year at most, whilst more than two thirds believe that Starmer is doing a poor job.
In news that will worry both and the , 20% of those polled in the survey conducted for the believe that leader will be the next Prime Minister.
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Around one in five voters believe that Nigel Farage will be the next Prime Minister (Image: Getty)
In what would have been unthinkable following historic election victory in July, pressure is mounting on Starmer’s government over controversial policies and a series of unforced errors that have shrouded
Controversial policies such as the removal of the , and the have dominated the headlines throughout premiership whilst rows over free suits and concert tickets from donors have brought further unwanted attention.
A Labour source told the Mail: “If this poll doesn’t ring alarm bells in No10, then we really are doomed.
“Sadly, it confirms what I and other Labour colleagues are now finding on the doorstep.
“There never was much support for Keir. But after a catalogue of blunders – from scrapping winter fuel payments to hiking taxes – what little support there was for the Prime Minister has collapsed.”
The poll, conducted by Deltapoll, asked 1,144 British adults online and shows that the majority of those asked believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction, with the NHS and crisis amongst the issues that concern voters the most.
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Unforced errors such as accepting gifts from donors has put additional scrutiny on Labour (Image: Getty)
Voters believe that Angela Rayner is the favourite to replace Starmer (Image: Getty)
Joe Twyman, co-founder and director of Deltapoll, said: “Just six months since arriving in Downing Street, ‘s poll rating may well be causing concern. With potentially more than four years until the election, there will be some who believe that the Prime Minister has plenty of time to turn things around.
“But the direction of travel in the polls has been downwards and without an improvement in economic circumstances, significantly improving the numbers may well turn out to be difficult.
“While not exactly a Winter of Discontent, this is clearly a Winter of Dissatisfaction and as 2025 begins, the polls will not bring new year cheer to the Labour Party.”
is the favourite to replace the PM should he be ousted, according to respondents, whilst voters who responded to the poll say they favour a return of to frontline politics.