VOTERS have little faith in Keir Starmer OR Rishi Sunak when it comes to handling Brexit negotiations, a new poll indicates.
A People Polling for GB News poll* asked whether people trust Mr Sunak or Mr Starmer to manage the ongoing Brexit talks regarding Northern Ireland.
It found 12 % trusted Rishi Sunak, while 16% said they had faith in Keir Starmer. Yet 36% said “none of them”, and 36% said they don’t know or prefer not to say. Among Leavers, 21% said Rishi Sunak while 9% said Keir Starmer. Among Remainers, 28% say Keir Starmer and 9% say Rishi Sunak.
Commenting, politics expert Professor Matthew Goodwin, told GB News: “It appears there is widespread public disillusionment and disinterest in the ongoing drama over Brexit. While Keir Starmer has a slight lead over Rishi Sunak, the real story is the sheer number of voters who say “none of them”, refusing to back either left or right on this issue. It may well be that most voters have simply moved on from the Brexit debates.”
Details of the public’s view comes days after the former Prime Minister Liz Truss said she will not support Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal if it falls short of the changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol that she championed while in office.
She has become the second former prime minister, after Boris Johnson, to fire a warning that will dampen Downing Street’s hopes of averting a Tory rebellion.
On Thursday, Mr Sunak was forced to pledge that Parliament will get to “express its view”
on any agreement amid backbench fears that he could try and force it through without a vote.
Suella Braverman, the Home Secretary, turned up the heat on Number 10 by warning she will not accept any compromise that “sells out” Northern Ireland.
Mrs Braverman said the Prime Minister must not sign any agreement that “allows the EU a foothold in the United Kingdom” going forward.
Ms Truss will oppose any agreement that does not go as far as the Protocol Bill she drew up while foreign secretary. That legislation, on pause in the Lords, would give ministers the powers to remove EU law from the province and strip European judges of their jurisdiction.
