Voters want more compassionate politicians, survey finds as Labour attack ad draws criticism

There has been unease on the Labour frontbench about the attacks on Rishi Sunak over the Conservative Government’s track record on crime.

Some 57% believe leading politicians should show more compassion, according to a survey (PA)

The majority of voters believe political leaders do not display enough compassion, research has suggested as Labour comes under criticism for its attack advert on Rishi Sunak.

Some 57 per cent believe leading politicians should show more compassion, compared with 9 per cent who say they are already too compassionate, according to a survey.

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer defied calls to withdraw Labour’s campaign accusing the prime minister of not thinking child sex abusers should go to prison.