A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
The Times
23 October 2022
Luke Tryl, UK director of the think tank More in Common, says Johnson is “Marmite” among staunch Tories: “Those that love him, love him, and those that don’t, don’t, and it’s kind of fixed.” Tryl suggests turnout could be even lower this week. “There has been an overwhelming feeling of frustration and exhaustion [among members] because these people are supposed to be the pros and they’ve let them down. They say, ‘why should I bother lifting a finger to vote for them?’ They are naturally chaos-averse.”
The Guardian
22 October 2022
Mordaunt’s team are pointing to recent focus groups that they argue show she is more relatable for key sections of voters. A focus group for the More in Common thinktank suggested Sunak’s wealth came up among voters.
The Spectator
17 October 2022
Back in 2020, researchers at More in Common argued you could divide Britain into a set of political ‘tribes’. ‘Backbone Conservatives’ – think ‘patriotic Brexiteer, reads his newspaper in print’ – made up about 15 per cent of the population. The Conservatives are currently sitting at a little over 20 per cent in the polls; they’ve got their backbone support, and a smattering of others, and that’s about it.
BBC News
14 October 2022
Almost 30,000 Ukrainian refugees have been in the UK for almost six months, analysis by BBC News shows. It means nearly a third of the total arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are facing the end of their initial hosting arrangements. So what happens to them now?
Politics Home
13 October 2022
Op-ed by More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl.
Defeating Putin will mean doing more to help Ukraine on the frontline, supplying, and persuading others to send more military equipment to help Zelensky’s army to defeat the Russians. It will mean doing more on the Home Front too to support those who need sanctuary in our country while the war continues, through bolstering the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
The Independent
13 October 2022
The Government has been urged to “be part of the solution, not further trauma” for Ukrainian refugees by ensuring they can find housing when they come to move on from sponsored placements. Concern is growing that the Homes for Ukraine scheme is being “quietly phased out”, groups have said.