The public is not as satisfied with Starmer as it was with Blair or Cameron

Net satisfaction in the leader of the opposition, percentage points

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Starmer

Blair

Cameron

20

Corbyn

0

-20

Howard

-40

Hague

Duncan

Smith

Miliband

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Cameron

20

Howard

Blair

Miliband

0

Smith

-20

Starmer

Kinnock

Hague

Duncan Smith

-40

Corbyn

Foot

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Blair

Cameron

20

Howard

Miliband

0

Smith

-20

Starmer

Kinnock

Hague

Duncan Smith

-40

Corbyn

Foot

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Starmer

Blair

Cameron

20

Corbyn

0

-20

Howard

-40

Hague

Duncan

Smith

Miliband

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Cameron

20

Howard

Blair

Miliband

0

Smith

-20

Starmer

Kinnock

Hague

Duncan Smith

-40

Corbyn

Foot

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Opposition leaders who went on to win election

40 points

Blair

Cameron

20

Howard

Miliband

0

Smith

-20

Starmer

Kinnock

Hague

Duncan Smith

-40

Corbyn

Foot

-60

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: Ipsos. Net satisfaction is calculated by subtracting the percentage of people unsatisfied in the leader of the opposition from the percentage of people satisfied