"In the week where President Trump captured his Venezuelan counterpart, Opinium's latest polling has shown that the UK's Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, entered the new year falling further in the polls, with his approval now sitting at -46. No party leader has entered 2026 in positive territory with Keir Starmer languishing at net -46, which is his joint lowest score ever and equal to Theresa May's lowest score in May 2019. Kemi Badenoch stands at net -11 and Nigel Farage net -15."
"Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, is currently the most popular leader with voters at net -2, with Zack Polanski of the Green Party close behind on net -3. Polling shows a tight contest between Starmer and Badenoch, with a one-point lead for Starmer on 21% compared to Badenoch's 20%. However, almost half of respondents (48%) say they would choose neither as Prime Minister. When Starmer is compared directly with Farage, Farage leads by six points (30% vs 24%)."
"Attitudes around the UK's 'special relationship' with the US is far from settled, with only one in three (30%) seeing the relationship as generally positive for the UK. However, one in five (20%) believe it limits Britain's independence and around one in six (16%) do not believe the special relationship exists at all. Views of Donald Trump among the UK public are similarly mixed. He is seen as someone who gets things done (net agreement: +24), who sticks to his principles (+16). However, trust remains a significant weakness (net agreement: -45)"
Opinium polling places Keir Starmer at net -46, his joint lowest and equal to Theresa May's May 2019 low. Kemi Badenoch is at net -11 and Nigel Farage at net -15. Ed Davey leads popularity at net -2 and Zack Polanski at net -3. Starmer holds a one-point lead over Badenoch (21% to 20%), while 48% would choose neither and Farage leads Starmer 30% to 24% in a head-to-head. Only 30% view the UK–US special relationship as generally positive, 20% say it limits independence, and 16% deny its existence. Donald Trump scores +24 on getting things done and +16 on sticking to principles, but scores -45 on trust. Public opinion on the US military operation in Venezuela is divided: 36% oppose, 22% support, and 24% neither support nor oppose. Support varies by party, with Conservative net support 4, Reform net support +27, and Labour net support -20.
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