At a key moment in the peace process, Britain stands out for its unity on Ukraine.  Our new international polling across Britain, France, Germany, Poland and the USA shows strong support for Ukraine, alongside widespread rejection of the proposed peace deal. It also shows how attitudes have shifted since our last cross-country poll in March 2025. Key findings: International public support for Ukraine remains steadfast: Clear majorities across the five countries sympathise with Ukraine, and believe that Ukraine’s defence is important to their own nations – figures that have remained stable over 2025. Across the five countries, majorities reject the proposed peace deal, saying that key elements of the deal are unacceptable and would hand victory to Russia. Britain leads in rejection of the Witkoff deal: Britons and Poles are the most likely countries to say that key elements of the deal are unacceptable. Wider concerns about the US President’s influence on the conflict, with more people across Germany, France, Britain and the US saying he has hindered the peace process than helped it. Even within the United States, fewer than a quarter (22 per cent) believe that Trump sympathises with Ukraine over Russia. And while 53 per cent of Republicans side with Ukraine, only a third (36 per cent) believe Trump does too. Most think that the stakes go far beyond Ukraine: Across all five nations, people believe that if Russia is rewarded with territory, it will embolden further invasions of other European countries. More than two-thirds in every country worry about the prospect of a wider war in Europe in the coming years. Britain is uniquely united on Ukraine: While other countries like Germany are polarised on the conflict, Britain stands out in its unity. Majorities of every voter group stand with Ukraine.

On the eve of the government’s second Budget, the Doom Loop feels deeper still. In this briefing, we look at the public’s expectations and preferences, and the political stakes for the Government.

A year on from the riots, new research by More in Common in partnership with the UCL Policy Lab and Citizens UK as part of our This Place Matters project on social cohesion, exposes stark divides in social cohesion across the UK.

In October 2024, More in Common published Doom Loop, a report on public opinion on the economy ahead of  the Autumn Budget. That study highlighted deep economic pessimism among the public, concern that things were going backwards and tough choices facing the Chancellor. New polling from More in Common reveals that since the budget, this sense of doom has only deepened. The public are both deeply anxious and pessimistic about the economy, with little faith in the Government’s ability to make things better.