Prime minister has lost 17 points from his personal approval rating since the end of 2015The Turnbull government has recorded its 80th consecutive loss in the Guardian Essential poll and the prime minister has shaved 17 points off his personal approval rating since his honeymoon period at the end of 2015. While the trend is stubbornly negative, Malcolm Turnbull remains comfortably ahead of Bill Shorten on Guardian Essential’s preferred prime minister measure. He led Shorten as preferred prime minister 54% to 15%. In news that will comfort the prime minister, Turnbull remains the pick of voters as preferred Liberal leader, with 24% (up 3% since December) nominating him. The Guardian Essential poll currently has Morrison favoured as Liberal leader by only 2% of the sample, and 5% excluding Turnbull from the list.

Source: The Guardian April 09, 2018 18:00 UTC