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Zack 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-...

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Is 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-...

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How 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-...

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How 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...

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How 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...

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Just 20% of Britons believe the Tories are ready for a return to government, which although up since last autumn, is still a level more similar to Labour prior to the 2019 election (22%) than the 2024 election (38%) Ready for government: 20% (+9 from Sep 2025) Not ready for government: 59% (-10)

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How has the Tory Party's image changed since Badenoch became leader? Moderate: 44% (+9 from Oct 2024) Have clear purpose: 27% (+7) Tolerant: 23% (+1) Competent: 23% (+6) Trying to do right thing: 21% (+1) In touch: 17% (+5) Trustworthy: 16% (+2) Care about ordinary people: 16% (=) Strong: 15% (+5)

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Britons tend to see the Conservatives as moderate, but also out of touch, untrustworthy and not for ordinary people Moderate: +27 net score Tolerant: -17 Have clear purpose: -18 Competent: -24 Strong: -29 In touch: -36 Trying to do right thing: -37 Trustworthy: -38 Care about ordinary people: -43

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Kemi Badenoch's personal ratings have improved over the last year, though Britons still tend to see her unfavourably Favourable: 32% (+13 from Sep 2025) Unfavourable: 47% (-7) PM in waiting: 26% (+17) Not a PM in waiting: 50% (-14) Doing well as leader: 36% (+20) Doing badly as leader: 35% (-19)

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How do Conservative voters describe Kemi Badenoch in three words? Intelligent: 18% Strong: 12% Woman: 8% Conservative (leader): 8% Articulate: 7% Honest: 7% Determined: 6% Sensible: 6% Likeable: 5% Confident: 5% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Ahead 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

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How 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-...

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With the govt saying it wants to guarantee 2 weeks' work experience for every young person in England, our poll finds 78% of Britons think a fortnight of work experience should be mandatory for all 14-16yr olds yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

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58% 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-...

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Most 2024 voters have negative views of AI companies Green: 68% negative Labour: 64% Lib Dem: 66% Conservative: 55% Reform: 52% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Net favourability of AI industry vs other sectors Gambling -76 Tobacco -75 Porn -58 Soc med -55 Water -54 Fast fashion -53 Energy -44 AI -43 Arms -41 News -38 Big Tech -36 Insurance -35 Fast food -35 Oil+gas -32 Estate agnts -30 Lux fashion/beauty -29 Alcohol -16 Banks -8 Pharma -6 Supermarkets +22

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What 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...

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Europeans likewise don't think the UK should get to rejoin with its previous opt outs, with 58-61% of French and Germans saying so. While 58-63% in these countries support the UK rejoining the EU, they are divided on allowing it to do so with its old opt-outs yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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However, public willingness to rejoin the EU may depend on how a rejoin deal looks - in the hypothetical example that the EU would only allow the UK to rejoin if it joined the Euro and Schengen, public support for rejoining falls to 35% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Our 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...

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Most ethnic minority Britons say their preferred term for the non-white portion of the UK population is either "ethnic minorities" (35%) or "BAME" (16%) - only 9% said "global majority" yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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In our 2025 poll, ethnic minority Britons were divided 27%/23% on whether it was an acceptable term for the non-white population of the UK (50% were unsure) This compares to 66% saying "ethnic minorities" is acceptable and 49% saying the same of "BAME" (net +15) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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The 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

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With 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...

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In 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-...

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Would 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-...

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Andy 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-...

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With 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

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Britons tend to see the Greens as weak, out of touch, incompetent and serving their own interests Have a clear purpose: =0 net score Tolerant: -10 Care about ordinary people: -11 Moderate: -11 Trying to do right thing: -12 Trustworthy: -16 In touch: -25 Competent: -25 Strong: -40

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The Green Party's net favourability rating has fallen sharply since Zack Polanski became party leader, with their rating now on a par with Labour's Lib Dems: -16 net favourability (-12 from Aug 2025) Labour: -17 (+20) Greens: -19 (-24) Conservatives: -30 (+9) Reform UK: -38 (-14)

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Although the proportion of Britons giving the Greens as their main voting intention is still higher than before Zack Polanski became leader (10% Sep 2026 average vs 8% Aug 2025), the overall proportion willing to consider voting for the Greens has fallen (23% vs 25%) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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How do Green voters describe Zack Polanski in three words? Ambitious: 12% Hope: 11% Caring: 10% Green (leader): 9% Progressive: 7% Decent: 7% Brave: 6% Honest: 6% Smart: 6% Savvy: 5% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Ahead 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?"

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SNAP 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-...

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Asked without connecting it to the triple lock, 74% of Britons support setting up a National Care Service, free at the point of use and funded by govt spending All Britons: 74% support / 11% oppose Lab: 84% / 5% LD: 85% / 8% Grn: 82% / 7% Con: 68% / 18% Ref: 67% / 7% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Support for Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service, by age All Britons: 48% support / 28% oppose 18-24yr olds: 56% / 12% 25-49yr olds: 49% / 18% 50-64yr olds: 46% / 35% 65+yr olds: 43% / 46% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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Support 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-...

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See full results on perceived generosity of the state pension vs 40 years ago here: yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... See full results on expected generosity of state pension in future vs now here: yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

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Is 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%

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💥 We're snap polling the triple lock - national care service announcement - keep your eyes peeled for results soon

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New 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%

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% 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%

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