Voters have NO faith that either Sunak or Starmer can stop the boats, GB News poll reveals

Seven per cent backed the Tories - but 55 per cent said they trusted neither of the two main parties, while a further 23 per cent said they “didn’t know”.

Commenting, politics expert Professor Matt Goodwin told GB News: “These numbers really are remarkable. What this shows is the complete collapse of trust in any of the big parties to deal with this increasingly salient issue.”

People Polling* quizzed 1,809 people on April 4 and other findings in the poll, which was revealed on Patrick Christys Tonight on GB News, found:

• Labour are 26 points ahead of the Tories - with voting intentions at Labour 45 per cent, Conservatives 19 per cent, Reform 14 per cent, Lib Dems 9 per cent, Greens 8 per cent.
• The top issues that voters say will be most influential in shaping their choice at the general election were first, the state of the economy/cost of living crisis; second the NHS; third stopping the small boats, and fourth lowering immigration overall.

• More people back leaving the European Convention on Human Rights than staying. When voters were asked their view about whether the UK should withdraw from the ECHR if the ECHR blocks the UK’s attempts to deport asylum-seekers and illegal migrants, 36 per cent of voters said they agree with withdrawing from the ECHR while 31 per cent disagreed and a further 34 per cent said they don’t know.
• Most people think the Government should make data on all crimes that are committed by asylum-seekers and illegal migrants available to the British public. Overall, 53 per cent of all voters strongly or tend to agree with this statement while only 18 per cent disagree, and a further 29 per cent say they don’t know. Among Conservative Party voters, more than three-quarters 76 per cent would like to have this data available to the British public so we can all get a better sense of who is committing what crime in modern Britain.

Professor Goodwin added: “What we see here is yet another dire result for the Conservative Party. As in all polling this week, we have seen the party crash to new lows. The Conservatives are not even attracting half of their 2019 voters.

“Furthermore, worryingly for No10, the party is only five points ahead of the rival Reform party which, our polling shows, is doing especially well among older voters, the working-class, and in northern England.”

Goodwin continued: “The fact that a plurality of voters favour leaving the ECHR if it means our country can better control illegal migration goes against much of the commentary on this issue.

“Furthermore, the fact 66 per cent of Conservative Party voters support withdrawing (compared to 15 per cent of Labour voters) will certainly not go unnoticed in No10 Downing Street. If the rumours are true and Rishi Sunak goes for withdrawal then two-thirds of his voters, and a plurality of all voters, will agree with him.”

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