Overview
- Fifty-one percent of respondents say Labour should replace Keir Starmer as leader, while 21% say he should stay, according to BMG Research for The i.
- Starmer’s net satisfaction falls to -49 overall and hits -8 among people who voted Labour in 2024, marking his first negative score with that group.
- Andy Burnham is the top named alternative among those wanting change at 24% and is the only tested Labour figure with a positive favourability rating at +6.
- Uncertainty over a successor remains pronounced, with 23% of those seeking change selecting “none of the above” when shown 12 potential candidates.
- Burnham’s path back to Westminster narrowed after Labour’s NEC blocked his bid for the Gorton and Denton by-election, and any challenger would need support from about 80 MPs if Starmer refuses to stand down.