Now Theresa is more popular than Maggie! New poll reveals May gets the highest score EVER on who is best for No 10 beating both Thatcher and Blair

  • A poll shows 61 per cent of people think Theresa May is the best person to be PM
  • Blair's best score on the question was 52 per cent and Thatcher hit 28 per cent
  • Corbyn is backed by just 23 per cent of people in the survey by Ipsos Mori  

By Tim Sculthorpe, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline

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Theresa May has been backed as the best person to be Prime Minister by 61 per cent of voters, outscoring the highest recorded ratings of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. 

Mr Blair secured a score of 52 per cent at his highest point and Mrs Thatcher managed 48 per cent in the Ipsos Mori survey. 

Each leaders was tested against their opponents of the day. While Mrs May has the highest personal score on the test, Mr Blair held a bigger lead over William Hague. 

This poll shows Mrs May crushing her rival Jeremy Corbyn by 38 points after he was backed for No 10 by just 23 per cent of people.  

The new poll, for today's Evening Standard, showed the Conservative Party was on 49 per cent and Labour 26 per cent.

Theresa May has been backed as the best person to be Prime Minister by 61 per cent of voters, outscoring the highest recorded ratings of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair on the same question when they were leader. Each of them was measured against their main opponent of the day

Theresa May has been backed as the best person to be Prime Minister by 61 per cent of voters, outscoring the highest recorded ratings of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair on the same question when they were leader. Each of them was measured against their main opponent of the day

The new poll, for today's Evening Standard, showed the Conservative Party was on 49 per cent and Labour 26 per cent

The new poll, for today's Evening Standard, showed the Conservative Party was on 49 per cent and Labour 26 per cent

The huge 23-point lead from Ipsos Mori is in line with most other polls since Mrs May shocked Westminster by calling a snap election last week. 

Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: 'The Conservatives' focus on leadership seems to be working for them – it was a key strength of theirs in 2015, and now their lead has increased even further.

'Voters also say leadership is a more important issue.

'The commitment of their supporters is also striking, compared with other parties. 

'This has all helped them to match their biggest lead we've ever recorded in an election campaign, back in 1983.'

Two other new polls have shown similar leads for the Tories ahead of the June 8 election.

Senior Labour sources played down the state of the polls today, insisting politics was in a 'volatile' state and claiming Labour's position would improve when its was able to speak with its 'own voice'. 

They said: 'We are confident that we can win this election once Labour's message is clearly heard.' 

The poll shows Mrs May crushing her rival Jeremy Corbyn (both pictured today leaving home) by 38 points after he was backed for No 10 by just 23 per cent of people.

A Panelbase survey had the Tories on 49 per cent - 10 points higher than the firms last survey in January - against Labour on 27 per cent, down four.

A Kantar poll found a 22-point Tory lead, with the Conservatives on 46 per cent and Labour on 24 per cent.

As well as huge Tory leads, the polls suggest a cratering in support for Ukip which scores 8, 5 and 4 per cent in the new polls. The party secured almost 13 per cent of the vote in 2015.

The huge 23-point lead from Ipsos Mori is in line with most other polls since Mrs May shocked Westminster by calling a snap election last week

The huge 23-point lead from Ipsos Mori is in line with most other polls since Mrs May shocked Westminster by calling a snap election last week

At a campaign rally in Bridgend yesterday, Mrs May warned Tory supporters against complacency in the face of the polls and said she needed every vote.

She said: 'Every vote I receive will help me secure the best deal to strengthen our economy.

'Every vote I receive will be a vote to give me the mandate to deliver for Britain.

'Ten months after voters across Wales helped to start this journey, Labour in Wales – and their partners in Plaid Cymru – remain determined to disrupt the result.'   

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