The Opinium poll showed 55% of voters disapprove of the new prime minister and just 18% approve, which is worse than Boris Johnson's final days in office
Ms Truss arrived on Saturday evening but nearly two dozen senior Tory MPs, as of then, had told Sky News they were not attending in a setback for Ms Truss.
There are reports of letters going in to the chairman of the backbench 1922 committee from MPs calling for a vote of no confidence. The latest bad poll for the government came as The Times reported Mr Kwarteng, hours after the mini-budget, attended a private champagne reception with hedge fund managers who could gain from the pound crashing.
The Lib Dems have demanded an inquiry into the event, with the party's Treasury spokeswoman Sarah Olney saying:"While struggling homeowners saw their mortgage bills spiral, it seems the chancellor was sipping champagne with hedge fund managers profiting from the falling pound.Polls taken earlier this week were no less positive for the Tories than the latest one.
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