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A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media. 

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The Daily Mail

28 September 2025

Floundering Starmer admits he's 'got to do more' as he kicks off crunch Labour conference with another huge poll showing Reform headed for power - and his ratings the worst EVER for a PM

The PM tried to emphasise the 'great things' achieved during the party's first year in power, but insisted people were 'frustrated' and it would 'take time' to 'change the country'.

Sir Keir argued he can 'pull this round' despite another poll showed the party on track for disaster - with Nigel Farage poised to win a huge majority.

In findings that will spread alarm among activists in Liverpool, the More in Common research estimated that Reform would scoop 373 seats if an election were held now. Labour would be reduced to just 90 MPs, from nearly 400 currently.

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The Spectator

28 September 2025

Starmer officially most unpopular PM ever

Oh dear. It seems that Keir Starmer’s great big conference reset is beginning well. A blizzard of new polls have been published – all of which make for devastating reading for our embattled PM. A major new Sunday Times MRP survey shows that Reform is on course to win 373 seats at the next election, with Labour reduced to just 90. Sub-optimal to say the least…

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The Times

27 September 2025

Poll predicts clear Reform majority and historic Labour defeat

Reform UK is on course to win a majority at the next general election, according to a poll that predicts Labour is heading for its worst electoral defeat since 1931 and will win fewer than 100 seats.

A survey of almost 20,000 people, the biggest seat-by-seat poll carried out in this parliament, says Nigel Farage would become prime minister with 373 MPs if an election were held tomorrow. This would hand Reform a majority of 96, slightly larger than the Conservatives’ 2019 majority of 80 under Boris Johnson.

Conducted by the think tank More in Common between August 8 and September 15, the poll of 19,520 voters is believed to be the first to predict an outright majority for Reform, which at present has only five MPs.

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The Independent

26 September 2025

Every UK working adult will need ‘Brit card’ digital ID under Starmer plan to tackle illegal migration

Every working adult in Britain will be required to have a new government-issued digital identity card as part of a fresh attempt to crack down on illegal migration.

Polling shows the public is broadly supportive of the idea, with a survey conducted by More in Common in December finding that 53 per cent of people are in favour of a universal digital identification system, with 25 per cent strongly in favour. Just 19 per cent said they were against it.

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The Times

22 September 2025

Arguments against digital ID are paper thin

British voters are now overwhelmingly in favour of universal digital ID. In the past year, surveys by More in Common found 53 per cent in favour and 19 per cent against; 54 per cent of Liberal Democrat voters were in favour, as were 59 per cent of Reform supporters and 68 per cent of Conservatives. They are also in favour of using them to their full potential: for age verification, accessing government services including benefits and tax payments, registering to vote, using the NHS, setting up a bank account, applying for jobs, renting property, opening online accounts and signing up for utilities.

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Schools week

22 September 2025

Class politics: How old school voting habits are unravelling

A new poll showing private school alumni are most likely to vote for Labour reveals just how dramatically politics is changing, says Louis O’Geran. 

In polling, every day really is a school day.

This week, we asked two thousand Britons what type of secondary school they went to, and compared it to their voting intention. Education and politics have always been linked, but the pattern we found is not what you’d expect.