Sir Keir Starmer performed best overall in the Sky News leaders’ event, a snap YouGov poll suggests.
Almost two thirds – 64% – of those questioned said the Labour leader came out on top, compared to 36% who thought Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did better.
The question was: leaving aside your own party preference, who do you think performed best overall in tonight’s televised leaders’ event?
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When the voters were asked who came across as more trustworthy, 58% said Sir Keir, while 28% stated Mr Sunak.
Also, 56% said Sir Keir was more likeable, compared to 29% for his rival.
According to 71%, the Labour leader came across as more in touch with ordinary people, while 13% opted for the prime minister.
And when the voters were asked who came across as more prime ministerial, 50% said it was Sir Keir, with 35% saying Mr Sunak.
Those sampled were also asked who they thought performed best during the section on the NHS.
According to the poll, 70% chose Sir Keir, compared to 20% for Mr Sunak.
When it came to who performed best in the section on issues facing young people, 58% opted for Sir Keir, with 27% choosing the prime minister.
On the section about the economy, it was closer – 49% for the Labour leader and 42% for the Conservative leader.
It was almost honours-even on the tax section – 42% for Sir Keir and 41% for Mr Sunak.
Also when the voters were asked which words (up to three from a list) they would use to describe the event, 52% said “interesting”, 47% went for “frustrating”, 37% chose “engaging”, 27% said “helpful” and 26% picked “vague”.
During the event, Mr Sunak was questioned by Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby about the progress he has made on the five key priorities he set out at the start of last year.
He commented that junior doctors’ strikes have had an impact on NHS waiting lists – and was loudly booed by a member of the audience as a result.
Earlier, Sir Keir was left briefly speechless when an…
