Voters believe Sir Keir Starmer is the worst prime minister in modern history after five months in the job, a damning poll for the Mail has found. A whopping six in ten (61 per cent) people said they were 'dissatisfied' with the PM's track record — including more than a third (39 per cent) of Labour supporters.
![[Rishi Sunak (pictured delivering a speech calling for the General Election in July) was voted third most unpopular]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/20/93173609-14195407-image-a-20_1734292899110.jpg)
Just one in four (27 per cent) of all voters said they were 'satisfied' with Sir Keir's performance since Labour stormed to power in July. And barely half (54 per cent) of Labour's own voters said they were satisfied. It gives Sir Keir a 'net satisfaction' rating of -34 in the survey by Ipsos, which has been tracking the popularity of new PMs since Margaret Thatcher's tenure.
![[The second most unpopular premier after five months was Gordon Brown (-23) in 2007]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/20/93173639-14195407-image-a-21_1734292901367.jpg)
The second most unpopular premier after five months was Gordon Brown (-23) in 2007, followed by Rishi Sunak (-22) in 2023.The most popular was Sir Tony Blair (+57) in 1997, followed by Sir John Major (+33) in 1991. Confidence in the economy under Sir Keir is also the second-worst, the poll discovered. Just 15 per cent believe it will improve over the next year.
![[The only PM to score worse than Keir was Margaret Thatcher (-52) in 1979]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/20/93173659-14195407-image-a-22_1734293020996.jpg)
By contrast, nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) think it will get worse. It gives Sir Keir a 'net optimism' rating of -49 on the economy. Voters believe Sir Keir Starmer is the worst prime minister in modern history after five months in the job, a damning poll for the Mail has found.
Rishi Sunak (pictured delivering a speech calling for the General Election in July) was voted third most unpopular. The only PM to score worse was Mrs Thatcher (-52) in 1979.However, she inherited already soaring inflation rates of more than 15 per cent from her Labour predecessors James Callaghan and Harold Wilson, which she eventually wrestled down to less than 5 per cent by the mid-80s.
