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The Spectator

1 October 2024

Sunak’s government more popular than Labour, poll reveals

It now transpires that more people prefer Sunak’s government to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour lot, according to polling by More in Common.

More in Common quizzed 2,080 people on their thoughts on the governments of late. 31 per cent preferred Sunak’s boys in blue, with 29 per cent logging their support for Sir Keir. 

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The Telegraph

27 September 2024

The Prime Minister has a net approval rating of -27, according to polling by More in Common, a score which has fallen by 38 points since July.

Luke Tryl, the director of the think tank, said: “After some tough headlines this week the Starmer slide in approval has continued.”

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The Guardian

26 September 2024

Focus groups by More in Common reveal how the public's perception of Keir Starmer's government has been shaped by the winter fuel payment cuts and the controversy over "freebies."
"If there is an opposite to a political honeymoon, this government may well be experiencing it", writes Luke Tryl.
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The Express

23 September 2024

Labour already predicted to lose next election, bombshell poll reveals

More in Common's UK director Luke Tryl said: "It may seem extremely premature to be looking ahead to the next election just months after the last one, but with such a volatile electorate Labour needs to be thinking not just about how to hold on to its existing coalition, but how to grow that broad but shallow base of support if it is going to have any chance of holding onto power."

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22 September 2024

‘I’m fuming’: ex-Labour voters’ anger at Starmer freebies row

In two focus groups organised by the More in Common think-tank this week, voters in Rochdale and Manchester were scathing about the Prime Minister and his wife, Victoria, receiving gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds.

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The Sunday Times

21 September 2024

Inside the week psychodrama returned to Downing Street

More in Common polling shows how the public mood has turned against Labour in their first few months in government, as the party heads into their annual conference.