“THE HONEYMOON COULD ALREADY BE OVER!” A new bσmbshell poll has delivered a major setback for Andy Burnham, revealing who voters now say they really want as Prime Minister_D

But, despite taking power barely 10 days ago, a bombshell YouGov poll – conducted between July 21 and 22 – has delivered a stark warning to the Labour chief. While Mr Burnham has managed to secure a divided public rating in his first official favourability survey as head of Government, it is Tory leader Kemi Badenoch who is making dramatic strides in the court of public opinion. The YouGov polling reveals the public is split down the middle on the former Mayor of Greater Manchester, with 38% viewing him favourably and 35% viewing him negatively.

While his net score of +3 makes him more popular at launch than Keir Starmer (-3), Boris Johnson (-18), or Rishi Sunak (-19), he trails significantly behind former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, who stormed into office in 2016 with an enviable +12 net rating.

A third (33%) of Britons now view her favourably, compared to a mere 19% this time last year. Crucially, negative perceptions of Mrs Badenoch have plummeted from 54% down to 44%, signalling a massive shift in public momentum toward the Tories as voters look closely at No 10’s new occupant.

Following his decision to resign his Clacton seat to trigger a by-election amid scrutiny over his financial interests, Mr Farage’s popularity has crashed to historic depths. Just 22% of voters view the Reform leader favourably, while a punishing 68% view him negatively – including 56% who hold a “very unfavourable” opinion. His rock-bottom net score of -46 is the joint-lowest score recorded in the 10-year history of YouGov’s tracker, matching the depths reached by Keir Starmer shortly before his resignation last month.