Ipsos MORI
The latest Westminster voting intention poll from Ipsos MORI adds strength to the wider trend of a drop in Labour's electoral lead over the past few months. The pollster puts their advantage down 7% since March, as its headline figures are now firmly in line with the polling
YouGov
The proportion of voters responding that voting to leave the European Union was a mistake has grown to its highest point since the 2016 Referendum. According to YouGov's Brexit tracker, 56% of voters think leaving the EU was "wrong", with just 31% saying it was the
YouGov
On the day Keir Starmer broke ground with a major housebuilding announcement - committing to building on Green Belt land - snap polling from YouGov was released, suggesting the headline pledge isn't an immediate vote winner. Across all age groups, regions and political affiliation, voters report being opposed
YouGov
YouGov's latest favourability ratings are out, and Lindsay Hoyle is the only leading political figure who comes out with a net positive perception. Graphing the figures alongside party affiliation makes one trend clear - Labour politicians are viewed far less unfavourably than Conservatives. Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman
Coalition
In the wake of the Local Elections, national discussion has been refocused on potential coalitions in the supposedly now likely event of a hung parliament - with Keir Starmer receiving media scrutiny for his failure to rule out a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. However, new polling from Opinium reveals
YouGov
We now have a full set of results from Thursday's local elections, and a good night for the opposition parties, particularly the Liberal Democrats, saw the Conservatives losing 1,063 seats, whilst Labour gained 536, the Lib Dems 407 and the Greens 241. Meanwhile, the BBC's
Omnisis
With Local Elections less than 24 hours away, the main party machines have been out in force setting expectations for Thursday's poll. Greg Hands was keen to set expectations low - he warned of Conservative losses around the 1,000-seat mark. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer did the same for
According to our polling average, Labour's lead is now sat at 15.7% - that's a decline of just over 1% since mid-April, when I last covered the party's diminishing advantage. One positive development for Keir Starmer is that this decline does seem to
Strikes
New polling from YouGov suggests that, although the British public broadly supports strike action, this is often determined by the specific context of strikes. In particular, voters are more inclined to support strikes from healthcare workers and teachers. Nurses have the highest level of net support, at 41%, whilst University
Labour Party
As the end of parliamentary recess approaches, Rishi Sunak's administration has been enjoying a media positive narrative. Although they are still behind in the polls by a large double- digit margin, there is evidence to support a slight boon in the government's fortunes. In March, there
Lord Ashcroft
Over the Easter weekend, Labour's latest political campaign - an attack ad targeting Rishi Sunak's over paedophiles not being imprisoned - dominated political conversations. Despite public criticism from former Labour big beasts, and reports of internal divisions, Labour is continuing to brief the press on their
Labour Party
Labour Together punctuated the news cycle over the weekend with some insightful research, presenting one model of voter segmentation. They categorised the electorate into six broad groups: 1. Activist Left - Making up 18.3% of the electorate, this socially liberal group of predominantly younger voters are intent on backing
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