New poll blow for Labour as older voters say Farage would be better in Number 10

LABOUR'S hopes of clinging on to power have been dealt another blow with new evidence that millions of older voters would rather live in a country where Nigel Farage is Prime Minister.

- By David Williamson

The Labour faithful are gathering for their annual conference in Liverpool today as the vast majority of Britons think they are pushing the country in the wrong direction.

The party has been rocked by the resignation of Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and the exit of Lord Mandelson as Britain's US ambassador.

And new Ipsos polling shows that the lion's share of voters do not believe the Labour Government is acting with competence or integrity.

The finding that 67% of people think the Government is doing a "bad job" on reducing the cost of living will trigger alarm bells.

Speculation about Sir Keir's future in the top job has surged in the wake of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham saying Labour MPs had encouraged him to stand for the leadership.

Newly elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: "This will probably be Starmer's last conference."