Blow for Starmer as poll shows Labour supporters prefer Andy Burnham as leader

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The poll reflected Sir Keir's long-standing inability to pull Labour clear of the Conservatives, despite the problems Boris Johnson's party has faced with the Covid crisis, Brexit damage to business, soaring NHS waiting lists, empty supermarket shelves, rocketing energy prices and squabbling over Northern Ireland.
49% : Labour was rated as having better policies than the Tories on health (35-27 per cent), social care (38-23), education (35-27), welfare (39-24), housing (37-23), pensions (33-25), gender equality (30-20), racial equality (31-21) and cultural issues (29-23).
48% : But on some of the key issues on which the next election will be decided, Mr Johnson's party maintained a clear lead, preferred over Labour on the economy by 34-27 per cent, on dealing with Covid by 31-25, on Brexit by 34-26, on law and order by 31-27 and on defence by 32-24 per cent.

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