Say what you will about Rishi's five pledges, and the level of ambition on display, it's clear they're in touch with the priorities of voters. Three of the pledges are focused on the economy, consistently the top issue for voters, one is on the
Despite the deadline for Conservative MPs declaring their decisions to stand down long-passing, George Eustice has now become the latest to join the ranks of quitting Conservatives. Considering the current state of national polling, it's difficult to imagine this decision was not at least informed by his electoral
Exclusive polling for the MailOnline, conducted with Redfield & Wilton, led to the striking headline that "Brits Back Ban on Smoking". Considering there isn't a great deal of public debate around the issue, nor many strong calls for a ban, it's a finding that&
Opinium
Opinium has released some polling that might shed some light on the public's political priorities. They first asked about the importance of each pledge in guiding views of government performance. Unsurprisingly - given how voters currently rank Britain's most important political issues - cutting NHS waiting
PeoplePolling
Today saw the weekly flurry of Friday polling, and generally it corroborates the broader picture. Techne and Omnisis found Labour leads of 21% and 20% respectively, while PeoplePolling continued their recent pattern of giving Labour relatively higher leads, on 27%. Deltapoll is the only pollster outside of the low twenties
YouGov have updated their issues tracker with the latest data, taken from fieldwork on the 9th of January. British voters continue to put the economy and health at the top of their agenda. With 66% responding that the economy was one of their top issues, and 60% saying health. Considering
Redfield & Wilton
Redfield & Wilton have released their latest Red Wall poll and it presents a number of challenges to the Conservatives. When voters are asked which of the two main parties they trust more, Labour consistently wins across all policy areas. The Conservatives fare worse on every issue. The Conservatives only
YouGov
Whilst Labour rides high in the polls, evidence has come to light which might suggest their lead is more fragile than it initially appears. The Times has released polling conducted with YouGov, which gauges voter sentiment towards a potential election win for each party. It adds to prior evidence that,
Survation
A new poll for The Scotsman, conducted by Survation, points to mixed fortunes for the Scottish National Party. Despite topping the polls in Westminster voting intention, with their 44% representing a 13% lead over Labour, the party is not perceived to be managing Scottish governance well. A majority of voters
PeoplePolling
Today, three more pollsters have released their first results of 2023 and together with Redfield & Wilton's result from earlier this week there is a surprising degree of convergence. Three of the four put Labour on 46%, with Redfield & Wilton saying 47%. The Conservative estimates converge on
Redfield & Wilton
As set-piece speeches from both party leaders kick off the political new year, it's worth looking further into where the public stands on the two leaders. Redfield & Wilton's latest tracker presents a seemingly contradictory picture: while the public approves of Keir Starmer, with a net
Opinium
On the surface, new proprietary polling from think tank Millbank, conducted with Opinium seems like it would be bad news for Labour. They find British voters voters are ideologically fragmented, especially on the left, with the largest single bloc belonging to conservatives. Just 6% of voters say they are socialists,
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