It’s fair to say that Theresa May’s first week since being re-elected – after a fashion – has not been a great one. Criticised for her hesitant response to the Grenfell Tower fire, with even the friendly papers now discussing at length who will replace her and when, her misery has been compounded by a set of figures showing Labour continuing to climb in the polls, and Jeremy Corbyn overtaking her in the popularity stakes.
Her own rating is now lower than Jeremy Corbyn’s, and as for the Labour leader, his approval rating has reached a net zero for the first time, making him the most popular UK-wide politician in the country. (Intriguingly, the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, are all more popular than any nationwide political figure.)
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