In a survey on who would make the best PM, Liz Truss leads Keir Starmer by four points.
In the most recent study by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, the Tory leadership favourite was favoured over Sir Keir by 41% to 37%.
The difference was one point wider than it had been earlier in the month, and it contrasted with that of competitor Rishi Sunak, who behind the Labour leader by 41% to 34%.
Before Sir Keir officially launched his £29 billion proposal to freeze energy prices for at least six months, a poll was conducted on Sunday.
Over how to address the rising cost of living problem that is creating pain for Britons, the parties have been exchanging jabs.
According to statistics released today, wages is declining at an all-time high while inflation soars.
On September 5, the outcome of the Tory leadership contest will be announced, and the winner will succeed Boris Johnson the following day.
As the election nears its conclusion, the contenders will square off at another hustings with activists in Perth tonight.
If elected, Ms. Truss has promised to hold an emergency budget within a few weeks, but friends believe she would put more of an emphasis on tax reform than on giving people money to pay their expenses.
The Bank of England has issued a warning that the UK is on the verge of entering a recession as the conflict with Russia maintains gas prices abroad at dizzying heights.
However, in an effort to control inflation, it has been inflicting further suffering by boosting interest rates.
Instead of allowing the energy price ceiling to go to £3,500 as is anticipated in the fall and even higher the following year, Sir Keir is advocating for it to remain at its present level of £1,971.
According to Labour, the measure would save every family around £1,000 and even lower inflation at a cost of £29 billion. The cost would be covered by extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and retroactively applying it from May to January.
Senior Tories, though, have dismissed the proposal as impractical since energy companies are facing rising wholesale prices and risk going out of business if they aren’t permitted to pass costs on.
The well-known think tank IFS expressed worries that the policy would need to remain in place for at least a year and may wind up costing as much as the massive furlough programme under Covid, which was estimated to be approximately £70 billion.
It said that the decrease in inflation would just be a “illusion,” since the rate would quickly rise once the government retreated.