Is Keir Starmer a 'man of the people'? GB News looks at the data...
As the country braces for week two of the election campaign, the Labour Party is more than 20 points ahead of the Conservatives.
Commentators have been inclined to blame Labour's huge poll lead on failings from the Tory side - and much less on Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party.
While this is true to a certain extent - polling conducted by JL Partners put Starmer's net approval rating at just four per cent - the very same polling also laid bare some stark differences in the way ordinary voters perceive the two party leaders.
The main one being that Starmer seems to have cornered the market for the "man of the people" leader.
As the country braces for week 2 of the election campaign, the Labour Party is more than 20 points ahead of the Conservatives
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Starmer scores more highly than Sunak across a wide range of specific activities, including putting up a shelf, holding a conversation at the pub, making a Sunday roast and looking after your children while you're out.
In a poll of 2013 people, voters were asked who they think would be better at holding a conversation at the pub. 46 per cent said Starmer, while 22 per cent said Sunak.
Some 32 per cent of them said Starmer would be better at looking after your children when you went out, while just 22 per cent said Sunak.
When it comes to putting up a shelf, just 14 per cent thought Sunak would be better, while 44 per cent said Starmer.
Some 39 per cent of people thought Starmer would be better at putting out a kitchen counter fire, while 17 per cent said the Prime Minister would be better.
Asked who would be better at being in charge of the map for a road trip, 36 per cent said Starmer, while 28 per cent said Sunak.
And asked who would be better at making a Sunday roast, some 39 per cent said Starmer. Just 18 per cent said Sunak.
The Prime Minister did score more highly than the Labour leader on some issues - 32 per cent said Sunak would be better at hosting a party, with Starmer narrowly following behind at 31 per cent.
He also came out on top when it came to solving an escape room, with 32 per cent backing the PM. Some 28 per cent backed Starmer.
And asked who would be better at negotiating a discount, 38 per cent said Sunak. 29 per cent said Starmer.
But fundamentally, on day-to-day issues that are central to what ordinary people value - Starmer consistently comes out on top.
While people may not consciously think they're actively backing the Labour leader, there is certainly a telling discrepancy in the way they're perceived on key issues by the public.
The polling was conducted by JL Partners on May 24 and 25.