A recent poll suggests that election prankster Sir Ed Davey might be laughing all the way to the bank.
According to an Ipsos poll conducted for The Evening Standard, thirty percent of British adults are happy with the head of the Liberal Democrats, a seven-point increase from just three weeks ago, and thirty-five percent are not happy, a six-point decrease.
Thus, Sir Ed’s net satisfaction score has dropped to -5 from -18 earlier in the campaign. Sir Ed has engaged in a number of election stunts, such as falling off a paddleboard, riding a tea cup at Thorpe Park, just outside of London, and sliding down a waterslide.
Although this may not seem like much, it is far better than Sir Keir Starmer’s and Rishi Sunak’s scores.
Only 20% of respondents say they are happy with the prime minister, while 75% are not.
53 per cent are unhappy with the Labour leader, while 33 per cent are satisfied.
Sir Ed has drawn criticism from several Conservatives for his antics, which also included producing jam, baking cakes, and riding a bike erratically down a Welsh street.
In an interview with The Standard while traveling from Waterloo to Wimbledon, where he washed down an ambulance, the leader of the Liberal Democrats stated, “Well, I think Conservatives are worried by the attention we’re attracting, it’s partly because we’re having some fun.”
It’s a different kind of politics. Please don’t take me too seriously, but those events are actually drawing attention to our important policies and highlighting the harm the Conservatives have caused.
It was enjoyable to ride that slide in Somerset with those kids, so I did that. A beautiful day. It was raining actually.
However, because the Conservatives have failed our children and young people, we were discussing their mental health.
“I was arguing about sewage and how the Conservatives had allowed the sewage companies to pump their dirty sewage into our rivers and lakes when I fell off a paddleboard in the Lake District.”
The Liberal Democrats’ charges against the Tories are refuted by them.
“Both Ed Davey and his party have seen an uptick in public sentiment since the start of the campaign, particularly appealing to graduates and those in the South East and South West,” stated Gideon Skinner, Senior Director of Politics at Ipsos.
The percentage of people who tell Ipsos that they think the Lib Dems are running a strong campaign has risen over the past four weeks to almost three out of ten. Additionally, they are facing less hostility than Jo Swinson’s Liberal Democrats did in 2019.
“However, they still have work to do to raise public awareness, and Ed Davey’s ratings continue to lag behind those of some of the most well-liked opposition Lib Dem leaders, such Nick Clegg, Charles Kennedy, and Paddy Ashdown.
“That being said, the Liberal Democrats may still have a significant impact on this election, especially in the Southern regions of the country where Ipsos’ MRP indicates they will present the largest obstacle to the Conservative Party.”
Additionally, 36% of respondents said they liked Sir Ed, while 41% said they didn’t.
The corresponding percentages for Mr. Sunak and Sir Keir are like, 29 and 34 percent, and detest, 67 and 57 percent.
According to the headline voting intention data, the Liberal Democrats are up three points to 11% from a few weeks ago, while Labour is at 42%, down one point but still leading the Conservatives by 23 points a joint record low of 19 percent.
