Ipsos MORI
With the Telegraph's Lockdown Files bringing Coronavirus decision-making back into the news cycle, PeoplePolling have asked voters for their judgement on the decision to enter a country-wide lockdown. Although all age groups are, by large margins, supportive of lockdown measures, there is a clear stratification by age. As
YouGov
New Favourability polling from YouGov is looking promising for Rishi Sunak. He's seen his net favourability climb by 13% in under a month (since February 19). Rishi's favourable ratings are sat on 34% as 55% hold an unfavourable view - leaving net favourability on -21%. Although
With Jeremy Hunt's budget fast approaching, pollsters have been looking into British attitudes towards the prospect of tax cuts and deficit reduction. Redfield & Wilton asked voters at large and found some appetite for tax cuts, albeit limited by voters' perceptions of economic conditions. When voters were
YouGov
The government's new "Windsor Framework" Northern Ireland deal has been met with fanfare from across the political divide. The deal seems to mark an improvement on the status quo, a success of the government’s negotiation, strategy and delivery and improved EU relations have the potential
Scotland
Going by polling of the Scottish electorate alone, Kate Forbes would still be the frontrunner to be the next First Minister of Scotland. A new poll from Panelbase reinforces the previous picture, despite a plurality of respondents still saying they "don't know" who would be their
Ipsos MORI
Rishi Sunak now has the lowest net approval of any any point since he became Prime Minister, at least according to Ipsos MORI - this fits with the broader evidence from a range of pollsters. The Prime Minister now sits on unfavourable ratings of 46% (+7 from January), with 27%
The race to decide who will replace Nicola Sturgeon is now well underway, as Humza Yousaf has taken an early lead in endorsements. Polling from YouGov yesterday shows the magnitude of the big challenge facing all candidates - the public doesn't know who they are. When asked who
Savanta
New polling for The Independent, conducted by Savanta, has asked about the public's views on former Prime Ministers. Unsurprisingly, considering the esteem in which the public generally holds politicians, none of them come off particularly well. The public wants to hear less from all Prime Ministers listed -
Focaldata
UnHerd Britain has released the latest update from their MRP question series, conducted with focaldata. It asks about immigration - and paints a stark picture. Freddie Sayers promoted the findings with the claim that of all the statements posed so far, none had as much agreement across the country as
Sponsored
The UK Treasury has made it clear that there is no new money for defence, according to a recent report by Sky News. This comes at a time in which there are talks of renewing the UK’s defence policy, a change intended to inform the spending plans of the
YouGov
A new poll from the Scottish Election Study and YouGov has been released today, suggesting a striking shift in Scottish voting intention. It puts the SNP on 38% (-4) to Labour's 35% (+7) - a significant 5.5 point swing to Labour from the SNP. Naturally, this would
Guest Post
The very unexpected news yesterday that the Scottish National Party Leader Nicola Sturgeon has decided to stand down as leader of her party has very much shaken the political establishment – both in Scotland of course, but also across the rest of the United Kingdom too. There has not been a
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