YouGov polling on House of Lords reform

With the proposed legislation being published today YouGov have released some polling on House of Lords reform - full tabs are here. Overall, people support the House of Lords being replaced by an elected chamber. 44% would prefer an mostly elected chamber, 32% a mixed elected and appointed chamber, 11%

YouGov/Sun - CON 34, LAB 42, LD 11, UKIP 7

Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 34%, LAB 42%, LDEM 11%, Others 13% (including UKIP on 7%) - the Labour lead is down to 8 points, but is still well within the margin of error of the ten point lead that YouGov have

ICM/Guardian - CON 34, LAB 39, LD 14

ICM's monthly poll for the Guardian has now been published. Topline voting intention figures with changes from last month are CON 34%(-2), LAB 39%(-2), LDEM 14%(+3), Others 13%(nc). The three point boost for the Liberal Democrats is almost certainly a reversion to the mean,

YouGov/Sun - CON 32, LAB 43, LD 11, UKIP 7

Tonight's YouGov figures are CON 32%, LAB 43%, LDEM 11%, Others 14% (inc UKIP on 7%). The 11 points for the Lib Dems is the highest YouGov have shown since April (though normal caveats apply, it is most likely a blip that will return to usual tomorrow). The

YouGov/Sunday Times round up

The full tabs for this week's YouGov poll for the Sunday Times are now online here, covering a wide range of topics including Jimmy Carr's tax, GCSEs, global warming and Julian Assange. On the regular trackers David Cameron's net approval is minus 18 (from

YouGov/Sunday Times - CON 34, LAB 43, LD 9, UKIP 8

This week's YouGov poll for the Sunday Times has topline voting intention figures of CON 34%, LAB 43%, LDEM 9%, UKIP 8%, the fourth YouGov poll in a row showing the Labour lead back down to 10 or below. I am out tonight so won't be

On immigration and public opinion

Ed Miliband made a speech earlier today talking about immigration, saying Labour got Eastern European immigration wrong in the last Parliament and promising to introduce rules to deter firms from employing too many workers from overseas. I thought it a good opportunity to write about policies and their effect on

YouGov/Sun - CON 33, LAB 43, LD 8, UKIP 8

Tonight's YouGov poll for the Sun has topline figures of CON 33%, LAB 43%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 8% - back to rather more typical YouGov figures after a seven point Labour lead yesterday that appears to have been something of an outlier. That said the last four YouGov

Last night's TNS-BMRB and YouGov polls

I was out last night, so missed two new polls. TNS-BMRB's latest poll, conducted over the weekend, has topline figures of CON 32%(+2), LAB 40%(-3), LDEM 10%(nc), Others 18%(+1). Changes are from TNS's last poll conducted straight after the local elections when

Populus/Times - CON 33%, LAB 41%, LDEM 9%

The monthly Populus poll for the Times has been published and shows topline figures of CON 33%(nc), LAB 41%(nc), LDEM 9%(-1), Others 17%(+1 - includes UKIP at 5%). Changes are from Populus's last poll about a month ago, and clearly indicate no substantial change.

Greek general election

Today is the second Greek general election of the year, following the May election that produced a Parliament unable to agree on a coalition government. Needless to say, the election has great importance beyond Greece, in terms of whether a New Democracy government that will continue with the current bailout

New ComRes and YouGov polls

There are two new polls out tonight. ComRes's monthly online poll for the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Mirror has topline figures of CON 32%(nc), LAB 42%(+1), LDEM 9%(-2), UKIP 8%(+1). Changes are from ComRes's last online poll a month ago and