A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
A poll by More in Common found the PM now has a net score of minus 33 among Brits - an astonishing fall from a high of plus 11 in the aftermath of his election landslide just three months ago.
Huffington Post
8 October 2024
Blow For Keir Starmer As Labour's Lead Over The Tories Falls To Just 1 Point
According to pollsters More in Common, Keir Starmer’s party are now a long way off the heady popularity they enjoyed after their historic victory in the general election on July 4.
Luke Tryl, Executive Director, More in Common UK told HuffPost UK: “While there is unlikely to be an election anytime soon, the speed at which Labour support has dropped and the Conservatives have closed the gap will surely worry the government."
The Daily Mail
7 October 2024
the i
2 October 2024
The worst is still to come for the Tory Party
Last month the campaign group More in Common asked voters to describe the current Conservative Party in one word. The three most common responses? “Rubbish”, “corrupt” and “incompetent”. Those are the views of the British public, in their own words. The Tory leadership front-runners don’t seem to care.
New Statesman
2 October 2024
Could the Tories win the next election?
As a new study by More in Common shows, 17 per cent of Labour supporters already regret their vote and the public narrowly prefer Rishi Sunak’s government to Starmer’s (by 31 per cent to 29 per cent). An increasingly volatile electorate – the trend that allowed Labour to recover from a bad defeat in a single term – could aid the Tories.
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.
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.”