British MPs need to know the facts of the new parliamentary year. On Monday, the House of Commons in Westminster resumes its work after the planned summer recess, and this data will become a field of debate. In terms of voting intention, not much has changed during this time in Great Britain. The main opposition Labor party continues to win and ‘remove’ the Tories from government seats.

Trouble for Sunak

The poll published just on Saturday by the research company Opinium confirms this. Difficult to reverse the situation until the next national elections. The 2,055 people who took part in the poll put the difference at 14 percentage points. Specifically, the Workers at 42% and the Conservatives at 28%. Over the course of a year, the gap has narrowed. It is characteristic that, last year in September under the short but decisive leadership of Liz Truss, the difference between the two largest parties in the British parliament reached up to 37%, according to YouGov.

When Rishi Sunak took over in October, he managed to calm down the pulsating chart, but didn’t ‘gnaw’ enough at the scissors in that time. A poll last July by the company Opinium showed a slight decrease of 1%. But is it enough for a British prime minister to turn things around until the next election in late 2024? British analysts find it difficult. Rishi Sunak does not seem to have won the sympathy of the people despite being on track with his campaign promises. For example, stability in the economy and reduction of inflation ‘in half’ by the end of the year and certain approval of the new controversial immigration law aimed at reducing immigration flows.

Weak and the Labor leader

A member of the cabinet, who did not give his name, but spoke to a BBC reporter yesterday, said characteristically that “our people are fed up and irritated with the things that we had announced but we still haven’t delivered”. The country clearly has problems. The strikes in the space of a year are among the largest in decades, the cost of living remains high and unaffordable for many families, while everyday life is constantly changing. An exclusive poll on Sunday for the Daily Mail even shows that voters now see the Labor party as capable of keeping taxes low. Tax cuts have traditionally been a staple of the Tories, which seems to have slipped out of their hands in the effort to reduce inflation. Hope for Sunak looks like his opponent Sir Keir Starmer looks unlikely to seize the opportunity.

The official opposition leader also remains low in the suitability polls, with figures published by the Guardian a month ago showing the most suitable prime minister gap narrowing to 3%. It is worth mentioning that Amber de Botton, the prime minister’s communications chief, resigned just yesterday. She has been replaced by Nerissa Chesterfield, who previously held a senior position in the prime minister’s press office, a move that signals an intention to change the communications strategy.