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Sir Keir Starmer’s reputation has hit a grim low, new polling reveals. Three-quarters of Britons now have an unfavourable opinion of the Prime Minister, based on YouGov’s tracker.

This is up three factors from final month, when 72% had a damaging view of Sir Keir. Just 18% see him in a constructive mild, giving him a internet rating of -57. It marks his worst score to this point and equals his predecessor Rishi Sunak’s lowest level as prime minister.

It comes as Sir Keir is dealing with intense hypothesis over his future forward of the May elections as Labour faces a pummelling.

Tensions with Wes Streeting erupted as soon as once more over the weekend amid studies Cabinet ministers are urging the Prime Minister to sack his Health Secretary.

Mr Streeting has discovered himself the goal of a briefing warfare from inside Downing Street over his perceived ambitions to succeed Sir Keir in 10 Downing Street.

But allies of the Health Secretary referred to as for unity inside Government following the newest hostile briefing.

A spokesperson for the Health Secretary branded the timing of the newest briefing towards him as “incredibly stupid”, because it broke whereas Reform and the Conservatives have been rowing over defections.

The YouGov ballot gave Tory chief Kemi Badenoch a internet reputation score of -26, unchanged from December.

Reform UK chief Nigel Farage, who poached two Conservative MPs final week, is down two factors to -37.

Green chief Zack Polanski has a internet score of -7, whereas Lib Dem Sir Ed Davey is on minus -9 – however they profit from having numerous respondents who mentioned they didn’t know them, so didn’t have a beneficial or unfavourable opinion.