YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 12hWhen was the last time you invited a non-family member around your house for dinner? In the last week: 9% In the last month: 15% In the last six months: 16% In the last year: 11% In the last two years: 5% In the last five years: 6% In the last ten years: 5% Longer than ten years ago: 9% Never: 15% 160
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 13h61% of Britons support the Conservatives' proposals to exempt family homes from inheritance tax Support: 61% Oppose: 18% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 150
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 13hWith personal finances a major theme for this year's party conference season, which party do Britons think would leave them financially best off? Conservatives: 19% Labour: 17% Reform UK: 12% Greens: 6% Lib Dems: 3% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 271
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 14hWith pensions affordability becoming a key issue in France, our recent study found that 59% of French people think the system is unaffordable - yet 70% also say the state pension is too low, and there is limited support for reform yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 160
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 19h61% of Britons think inheritance tax is unfair - but why is that? Here are the top reasons they gave... Has already been taxed: 42% of those who consider it unfair Should be able to leave it all: 17% Punishes being responsible: 11% Threshold too low: 10% yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 130
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 20hIf the government negotiated a deal to rejoin the EU, 64% of Britons say there should be a referendum before deciding whether to do so (including 54% of those who would vote to rejoin)- only 23% think the government should be able to make the decision without a referendum yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 3285
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 07/10/2026As Kemi Badenoch announces a future Conservative government would significantly reduce the number of people eligible to pay inheritance tax, what would the public prefer to happen to the tax? Abolished altogether: 36% Reduced: 16% Remain as it is: 13% Increased: 9% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 241
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 07/10/2026Although the Conservative conference has featured speculation the party could win the next election, just 10% of Britons currently see Kemi Badenoch as the most likely victor of the next general election Andy Burnham: 37% Nigel Farage: 13% Kemi Badenoch: 10% Someone else: 9% 2217
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 07/10/2026Britons tend to see the Tories as being more similar to Reform than the Lib Dems, after Richard Tice responded to Kemi Badenoch ruling out a coalition with Reform by saying they didn't want to work with "soggy Lib Dems" More similar to Ref: 43% Equally similar to both: 15% More similar to LDs: 9% 4121
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026Which country poses the biggest threat to the UK today? Russia: 46% USA: 12% Iran: 11% Israel: 5% China: 4% North Korea: 1% Some other country: 1% No countries pose a threat: 5% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 0203
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026Britons tend to believe that businesses are better at driving economic growth than governments, a principle that Kemi Badenoch says will be central to any future Conservative government Businesses are better: 38% Both are equally good: 18% Governments are better: 8% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 460
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026Britons tend to believe the Conservatives haven't particularly changed under Kemi Badenoch's leadership to date, as she tells the Tory party conference that they need to be different from the party they were two years ago A great deal: 7% A fair amount: 23% Not very much: 33% Not at all: 13% 1112
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026While Britons tend to oppose a 'tourist tax' by 51% to 37%, some tourism hotspots such as Edinburgh and Cornwall support the idea Areas that tend to support a tourist tax Edinburgh: 67% support Cornwall: 61% Fife: 57% South East Scotland: 52% Central Scotland: 51% Cumbria: 51% Glasgow: 48% 180
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026YouGov most important issues tracker, 3-5 October 2026 Economy: 51% (no change from 26-28 Sep) Immigration: 50% (-2) Defence: 28% (-1) Health: 26% (+1) Welfare: 21% (=) Environment: 19% (+1) Housing: 18% (+2) Crime: 17% (-1) Tax: 13% (=) Brexit: 12% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke... 061
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 06/10/2026Our latest Westminster voting intention poll (4-5 October 2026) shows a five point lead for Labour Labour: 27% (+3 from 27-28 Sep) Reform UK: 22% (-3) Conservatives: 20% (+1) Lib Dems: 11% (-1) Greens: 11% (=) Restore Britain: 3% (=) SNP: 3% (+1) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 33810
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 05/10/2026Do you use a to-do list to organise tasks that you need to complete? Always: 18% Usually: 23% Sometimes: 30% Rarely: 16% Never: 11% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 281
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 05/10/2026Britons are now more likely to feel the Conservatives are providing the most effective opposition to the Labour government, having previously been more likely to give the title to Reform UK Conservatives: 27% (+8 from July 2025) Reform UK: 22% (-8) Greens: 9% (+4) Lib Dems: 6% (-4) 170
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 05/10/2026Britons tend to oppose Kemi Badenoch's proposals to extend free childcare for working parents in England to families where one parent earns more than £100,000 Support: 38% Oppose: 45% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1153
Reposted by YouGovYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 04/10/2026Kemi Badenoch has said that Edinburgh is the UK's 'second city' - a view shared by only 12% of Britons Instead the public split between 34% Manchester vs 30% Birmingham, with answers depending heavily on where people live yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 2254
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 04/10/2026Kemi Badenoch has said that Edinburgh is the UK's 'second city' - a view shared by only 12% of Britons Instead the public split between 34% Manchester vs 30% Birmingham, with answers depending heavily on where people live yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 2254
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026Zack Polanski has called for a 3-year brake on private rent increases, restricted to the lowest of inflation, wage growth, or 2% - a move that 65% of Britons support yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 2132
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026Is it acceptable to bring an iced coffee to a job interview? The question has sparked much debate, and it splits the generations All Britons: 30% acceptable / 61% unacceptable 18-24yr olds: 53% / 30% 25-49yr olds: 44% / 47% 50-64yr olds: 19% / 75% 65+yr olds: 8% / 89% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 251
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026How likely do you think it is that the UK will rejoin the EU within the next 10 years? Very/fairly likely: 44% Very/fairly unlikely: 37% Net expected likelihood by 2024 vote Lab: +33 Lib Dem: +20 Green: +9 Con: -17 Reform: -24 yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1143
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026How popular are European leaders in their own countries? (10-21 Sep 2026) 🇬🇧 Burnham +6 net favourability (+1 from Aug) 🇩🇰 Frederiksen -6 (-2) 🇮🇹 Meloni -22 (-4) 🇪🇸 Sánchez -35 (-2) 🇫🇷 Macron -60 (-6) 🇩🇪 Merz -73 (-7) yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 23023
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026How popular is Donald Trump in Western Europe? (10-21 Sep 2026) 🇩🇰 -91 net favourability (-1 from Aug) 🇩🇪 -78 (-2) 🇮🇹 -76 (+3) 🇬🇧 -75 (-5) 🇪🇸 -74 (+1) 🇫🇷 -67 (-2) yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 0236
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 02/10/2026Ahead of the Conservatives' party conference, we asked Britons to describe Kemi Badenoch in three words 40% use at least one negative term, with "useless", "nasty" and "rude" among the more common 31% use at least one positive term, with "strong" and "intelligent" the most common 4188
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/2026How do Britons feel about the vacuum sealed minced meat packaging that has been introduced in recent years Hate it: 13% Dislike it: 14% Neither: 38% Like it: 15% Love it: 6% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 060
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/202658% of Britons say they did work experience while at school, including 44% who say they found it useful While 40% say they did not do work experience, this falls to 16% among 25-49yr olds - however, not doing work experience is more common again among 18-24yr olds (38%) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 160
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/2026What is the reputation of AI companies among Britons, and how does that compare to other sectors? For "AI companies": Very favourable: 3% Somewhat favourable: 13% Neither favourable nor unfavourable: 22% Somewhat unfavourable: 27% Very unfavourable: 32% yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 2133
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/2026Our latest tracker data shows that 59% of Britons support rejoining the EU, and 73% support a closer relationship Only 30% support the status quo, and just 16% want to loosen ties further yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 64413
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/2026The Green Party has reportedly produced an ‘Inclusive Terminology Guidance’ ahead of its conference, which recommends using the term "global majority" when discussing race Our study last year found that only 34% of ethnic minority Britons had heard of the term before, and just 7% had ever used it 1102
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 01/10/2026With a new batch of early releases taking place today, our polling this summer showed 64% of Britons thought releasing prisoners early is the wrong thing to do, with 61-82% opposed to the specific reductions in prison time that came into effect today yougov.com/en-gb/articl... 161
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026In recent weeks, have you received phone calls from numbers beginning 07 that were or you suspect were scam calls? Yes - many: 39% Yes - a few: 30% Yes - one or two: 15% No I have not: 9% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1140
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026Would you consider the coronavirus pandemic in Britain to be over or still ongoing? Over: 56% (+11 from Mar 2024) Still ongoing: 30% (-14) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1101
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026Andy Burnham described himself as "the first PM to make a break with politics-as-usual" in his speech yesterday - but Britons are split on whether he represents change or more of the same Change: 39% More of the same: 43% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1141
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026With Sadiq Khan announcing parts of Oxford St will be pedestrianised from 26 Oct, our 2024 survey found 63% of Londoners supported making it a pedestrians-only street While 48% tend to support more streets in the wider capital being pedestrianised, this falls to 37% in their own local area 1201
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 30/09/2026Ahead of the Green's party conference, we asked Britons to describe Zack Polanski in three words 47% use at least one negative term, many alluding to dishonesty or foolishness 18% use at least one positive term, with "hope" and "caring" among the most common 34% said "don't know" or even "who?" 6153
Reposted by YouGovYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1028295
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026Support for Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service, by 2024 vote All Brits: 48% support / 28% oppose Lab voters: 66% / 14% LD voters: 67% / 19% Grn voters: 58% / 19% Con voters: 37% / 48% Ref voters: 27% / 54% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 24921
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1028295
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026Is the state pension today more generous than 40 years ago? -More generous: 23% -About same: 14% -Less generous: 29% Compared to today, how generous will the state pension be when those currently in their 20s/30s retire? -More generous: 6% -About same: 9% -Less generous: 63% 280
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026💥 We're snap polling the triple lock - national care service announcement - keep your eyes peeled for results soon 2162
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026New triple lock polling today finds that 58% of Brits think the triple lock should be maintained (fieldwork ~11am to 4pm today) Definitely/probably should be maintained: 58% Def/prob should not be maintained: 20% % saying maintain by age 18-24: 35% (net +9) 25-49: 45% (net +23) 50-64: 66% 65+: 82% 463
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026% who think each of the following should be run in the public sector Police: 89% Armed forces: 86% NHS: 86% Schools: 83% Water co's: 82% Railway co's: 76% Royal Mail: 76% Energy co's: 70% Bus co's: 67% Universities: 63% BBC: 62% Internet/phone providers: 38% Banks: 31% Airlines: 20% 4195
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026Belief the government is handling the issue of inflation badly has risen in recent weeks Well: 17% (-4 from 12-14 Sep) Badly: 69% (+5) Net: -52 (-9) 170
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026Labour members most likely to pick pensions when asked to choose up to three areas they think government should cut spending the most Pensions: 32% Overseas aid: 25% Welfare: 23% Defence: 16% Climate: 12% Local govt: 6% Transport: 4% Police: 2% NHS: 1% Schools: 1% ---None of these: 25% 4111
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026How do Britons see Andy Burnham, ahead of his conference debut as leader? Likeable: 53% (+3 from 1-3 Aug) Dislikeable: 26% (+4) Competent: 45% (+2) Incompetent: 30% (+8) Decisive: 41% (-3) Indecisive: 33% (+10) Trustworthy: 36% (+6) Untrustworthy: 35% (+4) Strong: 34% (-6) Weak: 33% (+12) 190
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/202659% of Britons support a new scheme whereby first time buyers could buy a new-build home with a 2.5% deposit and a 20% government equity loan yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 190
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026Our latest Westminster voting intention poll (27-28 September 2026) continues to show a close heat between Labour and Reform UK Reform UK: 25% (+4 from 20-21 Sep) Labour: 24% (+1) Conservatives: 19% (-2) Lib Dems: 12% (=) Greens: 11% (-3) Restore Britain: 3% (-1) SNP: 2% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) 4125
YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026After how long is it fair for a cafe to ask someone who has bought one drink to buy something else or leave? 15 min or less: 3% 30 min: 15% 45 min: 12% 1 hour: 28% 1.5 hour: 7% 2 hour: 6% Should be no limit: 15% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 340