Keir Starmer’s honeymoon period is over as his ratings plummet

The cuts outlined by Ms Reeves in the Commons were met with broad support from respondents, with 74 per cent saying ending “non-essential” spending on consultants was the right thing to do.

Sixty-three percent supported the introduction of a 3 percent tax on profits of electricity and gas companies, while 59 percent supported closing tax loopholes for non-EU legal entities.

However, 49 per cent of respondents said Ms Reeves had made a mistake by restricting the Winter Fuel Allowance to people already receiving means-tested benefits, with only 29 per cent in favour of the policy.

James Crouch, head of politics and public affairs at Opinium, said: “Keir Starmer’s post-election honeymoon period appears to be coming to an end, with his ratings falling, although they remain positive overall.

“Most of the policy decisions announced by Rachel Reeves this week to plug the public finances have been seen as sound, and the public sector pay rise has public support.

“However, the decision to scrap the universal winter fuel subsidy was unpopular and clearly contributed to a fall in support for the Chancellor.”

“One voice of condemnation”

The courts will sit for 24 hours to speed up the execution of sentences under Sir Keir’s plans to bring under control the far-right riots that erupted after the murders of three girls in Southport on July 29.

There were violent clashes in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Stoke and Belfast on Saturday, with police officers attacked with bricks, bottles and flares.

Dame Priti Patel, one of six candidates for the Conservative Party leadership, on Saturday called on Sir Keir to convene Parliament “immediately” after the Commons called for a summer recess last week.

“This is a time for reflection and solidarity, to step back from the wave of violence we have witnessed, to call it by its name – without fear or bias – and for Parliament to speak with one voice in condemnation,” she said.

“Either we believe in the rule of law or we don’t. That’s why parliament must be dismissed immediately.”

On Saturday evening Tom Tugendhat, another Conservative leadership candidate and shadow security minister, wondered why Sir Keir had not called a Cobra meeting.

Mr Tugendhat said: “The Government still has no plan to end the violence on our streets.

“Extremism and lawlessness cannot be tolerated. It must end. Why has the Labour Party taken so long to do this?”