if we go back to the height of august this year or last year, 2021, the conservative party were sitting on a lofty 41, in comparison to labour s 30% of the british public who would vote for them. that has completely flipped over the last few months. we have seen the conservative party and borisjohnson s ratings in a slow but steady decline since that point in august. so now there is a minimum of a five point lead for labour, and some of the most recent polls that have been out in the last few days have shown as much as a ten point lead for labour. keir starmer currently has a higher score himself by way of public satisfaction, with him in his role, in comparison to borisjohnson and how the public view him and his role. what is driving that change, then? in terms of the government and borisjohnson in particular not doing so well? it s notjust the story of lockdown parties. obviously this has been coming
others are angry in private. the next week could be crucial in deciding if that happens. mps will return to parliament afterjudging the mood in the country, and the report on parties in downing street is set to be published. will the prime minister be able to move on, or is the clock ticking on boris johnson s premiership? nick eardley, bbc news. kelly beaver is the chief executive of ipsos mori and has been assessing how borisjohnson is holding up in the polls. so, if we go back to the height of august this year or last year, even, 2021 the conservative party were sitting on a lofty 41, in comparison to labour s 30 percentage points of the british public who would vote for them. that has completely flipped over the last few months. we ve seen the conservative party and borisjohnson s own ratings in a slow but steady decline since that point in august. so now there s a minimum of a five point lead for labour,