This compares poorly to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Prime Minister Theresa May. Since taking over as leader of the United Kingdom, May has seen favourable polling - reflected in the optimism people have for her in Ipsos' end-of-year poll.

51 per cent of people think that she will have a good 2017, compared to 35 per cent that think the year will go sour for her. She outperforms her party, which divides the country almost equally when it comes to its own 2017 fortunes.

Sadiq Khan, enjoying popularity as London Mayor, enjoys the fact that 58 per cent of Brits thinking that he will have a successful 2017 - rising to 73 per cent of Londoners.