A new poll has further underlined the gap which now appears to exist between Labour and the Conservatives.
According to GB News’ People’s Poll, Keir Starmer now boasts a 30 percent lead over Liz Truss.
The survey of 2,216 adults was carried out over the past 48 hours and also showed how the Lib Dems were at 9%, the Greens were on 8%, and the SNP were polled at 6%.
GB News’ poll also revealed how 26% of people who voted Conservative at the last General Election would vote Labour this time round.
Asked what word or phrase first came to mind about Liz Trusses economic policies, the top five responses were “rich”, “rubbish”, “disaster”, “disastrous”, and “crap”.
Just 10% of those surveyed thought a Liz Truss-led Conservative government was best to manage the economy in the years ahead, compared with 39% who favoured Labour and Keir Starmer.
On economic policy, 9% thought the Government should cut taxes and borrow to boost growth, while 44% said tax and borrowing should be kept as they are.
Among Conservative voters, 15% agreed with cutting taxes and borrowing and 47% said they should be kept as they are.
The poll also asked homeowners with a mortgage how concerned they were about their ability to pay in the months ahead. It saw 41% say they were “very concerned” about their ability to pay.
Commenting, Matthew Goodwin, professor of politics at the University of Kent, said: “The Conservative vote is imploding before our eyes.
“We have not seen these kinds of numbers since the rise of New Labour in the 1990s.
“Unless something changes soon, then the Conservatives are heading for a wipeout on the scale of 1997 or 2001.”
Commenting on the mortgage fears, property expert Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, said: “The fact that almost half of Brits now worry about being able to pay their mortgage is deeply alarming.
“It underlines the importance of clear leadership and cool heads in the days ahead to avoid a cliff-edge moment in the housing market which causes a crash in prices.”
***The poll was conducted by People Polling; 2,216 adults were surveyed between 28-29 September.
