Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, is the first opposition leader to be preferred to the incumbent since the 2017 snap electionSir Keir Starmer has pulled ahead of Boris Johnson on the question of who would make the best prime minister. A YouGov poll for The Times suggests that 34 per cent of people believe that the Labour leader would do a better job, with 32 per cent preferring Mr Johnson. Last week the prime minister was narrowly ahead on 33 to 31. It is the first time a Labour leader has been preferred as a potential prime minister to the Conservative incumbent since after the 2017 snap election. While the omens for the present Labour leader look better — he is markedly

Source: The Times August 06, 2020 23:15 UTC