Polanski's Favourability Plummets Amidst Party Controversies
Green Party leader registers minus 36 net favourability as Ipsos poll reveals sharp decline in support among key demographics.
Carla Rooney
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has recorded a net favourability rating of minus 36 in a recent Ipsos survey.
An Ipsos poll, surveying 2,257 British adults online from October 9 to 13, details Polanski's plummeting favourability.
This figure contrasts sharply with Andy Burnham, the only senior UK politician in the survey to maintain an overall positive favourability score. Keiran Pedley noted that "Andy Burnham appears to be in the ascendancy for the battle for hearts and minds on the left, with 2024 Green voters almost as positive towards him as the leader of the Green Party itself."
Andy Burnham appears to be in the ascendancy for the battle for hearts and minds on the left, with 2024 Green voters almost as positive towards him as the leader of the Green Party itself.
Polanski suffered a sharp decline in support among under-35s and 2024 Labour voters. His support among people who voted Labour in 2024 plummeted from a net favourability of plus seven in April to minus 24 in October.
Polanski also lost ground among under-35s, falling from a net score of plus 16 in April to just plus two. Much of the opposition to Polanski concentrates among older Britons.
The party's decision to define Zionism as racism at its Brighton conference led to immediate backlash. Vivien Lichtenstein claims Polanski made a "big mistake" by missing a debate about the motion.
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This period follows Polanski's defeat at the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Keiran Pedley stated that "the public had noticed that it had been a 'bruising month' for Mr Polanski."
Other political figures also registered negative favourability scores in the Ipsos survey. Kemi Badenoch's score stands at minus 12, Sir Ed Davey's at minus 15, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's overall score at minus 31.