Rishi Sunak’s hopes of replacing Boris Johnson hammered as Chancellor’s poll ratings plunge amid cost of living crisis

RISHI Sunak’s hopes of succeeding Boris Johnson have taken a hammering.

The Chancellor’s ratings plunged to third from bottom for his bungling cost of living crisis in a monthly survey.

But the PM has rebounded to mid-table, according to the poll of Tory supporters by website ConservativeHome.

Home Secretary Priti Patel was at the bottom of the list on a -13.6 rating.

Mr Sunak has faced major criticism following his Spring Statement when he dropped fuel duty by 5p, increased the threshold when people start paying National Insurance by £3,000 and promising to cut income tax by 1p from 2024.

Critics say the measures announced so far go nowhere near far enough to offset the spiralling cost of living.

Conservative Home editor Paul Goodman warned that the ratings are more of a “running commentary.

He said: “Having managed the table for a long time, I know that what goes down can come up again — and vice-versa.

“Our respondents are very knowing, and many use the table as a form of running commentary rather than a means of permanent judgement."