Voters have warned they believe nothing in Britain works anymore as they give Labour a huge poll lead.

Rishi Sunak is facing criticism over his failure to stop strikes hitting the public sector by getting around the table with unions.

A majority of the public (57%) said they agree with the statement that nothing in Britain works anymore.

The survey, conducted for GB News by People Polling, found voters think Keir Starmer would handle the walkouts better.

More than a fifth (22%) said the Labour leader would be best at dealing with the strikes, with only 14% picking Mr Sunak. Almost two thirds (64%) said neither.

Keir Starmer is way ahead of the Tories in the polls as the country heads into Christmas (
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Politics expert Professor Matt Goodwin said: “A majority of the public are clearly very dissatisfied with the state of the country and how, in their eyes, nothing appears to be working."

He warned there was a "sense of disillusionment in the country" with political leaders on all sides.

"While Starmer is ahead of Sunak, the real story here is the large number of voters who simply say ‘none of them’ when asked who they believe can best deal with the strikes,” he added.

Rishi Sunak faces a backlash over his failure to stop strikes hitting the public sector (
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Mr Starmer has built up a significant poll lead of 24 percentage points heading to Christmas. If there was an election, 46% now say they would back Labour, ahead of the Tories who have fallen back to 22%.

The Liberal Democrats are on 8%, the Greens on 6% and Reform on 8%.

When asked who has been the most competent of the three PMs the country has had in 2022, almost a third (32%) said Boris Johnson, 29% chose Mr Sunak, while only 3% picked Liz Truss.

The rest (36%) preferred “not to say” or said they “didn’t know”.

Professor Goodwin added: “The Boris brand may be damaged but he remains the voters’ top choice when they are asked which of the three prime ministers they preferred.

"This is especially true among Conservative voters who clearly still have a soft spot for Mr Johnson."

People Polling interviewed 1,148 adults in Britain online on December 21.

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