Barely a poll bounce for Labour as Starmer makes way for Burnham

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Published: 10:31 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 30 June 2026

Labour has barely registered a polling bounce after Keir Starmer quit and while Andy Burnham closes in on becoming his successor as Prime Minister.The latest YouGov survey shows Labour's support up two percentage points to 20 per cent since Sir Keir announced he will stand down.But this is within the margin of error of last week's poll and Labour still trails Reform UK by four points.Nigel Farage's party are on 24 per cent in the latest poll - down one point from the previous survey.The Tories are unchanged on 20 per cent in this week's poll, with the Greens (down two points) and the Liberal Democrats (down one point) both on 13 per cent.It is the lowest figure recorded for the Greens since last October and is down eight points from their peak in early March, which came shortly after Zack Polanski's party won the Gorton and Denton by-election.The 40 per cent of voters who said they would back either Labour or the Tories is the highest combined vote share for Britain's traditional two main parties since last July.Sir Keir announced he will resign as PM in a tearful speech last Monday following Mr Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election.