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The National

27 May 2024

Scottish Labour hold five-point lead over SNP in More In Common poll

Executive director of More in Common UK Luke Tryl said: “The time for change mood has upended the electoral landscape in Scotland, with Labour currently on course to make major gains at the expense of the SNP.

“While there is no doubt that John Swinney is more popular than his predecessor, the SNP’s brand has been severely damaged by perceived legislative failures, scandals surrounding the former first minister Nicola Sturgeon and the collapse of the Yousaf administration.

The Sun

27 May 2024

Parties must back Ukraine if they want to sway Brits in election, poll reveals

The survey, by the More in Common think-tank, also shows 65 per cent of voters want the Government to keep supporting Ukraine until it has reclaimed all the territories lost.

Eighty-one per cent of Britons fear that a Ukrainian defeat could embolden Vladimir Putin to target other nations.

More in Common director Luke Tryl told The Sun: “Any sign from any of the main parties that their determination to beat Putin is anything less than resolute will mean they find themselves on the wrong side of an electorate that continues to overwhelmingly say that Ukraine must win.”

The Times

27 May 2024

John Swinney admits SNP has ‘ground to cover’ in battle with Labour

However, polls have shown the party, which for years has been the dominant force in Scottish politics, is now trailing behind Labour in the run-up to the July 4 voting day.

Most recently, a poll by More In Common put support for Labour on 35 per cent, five points ahead of the SNP.

The Times

26 May 2024

Why Sergeant Major Sunak went over the top against his team’s advice

Luke Tryl of More in Common, who ran the group, said: “The general mood was that time was up for the Conservatives, but they knew almost nothing about Starmer, yet were backing him because of the time-for-change mood.”

The Guardian

26 May 2024

Labour saved from ‘summer vacuum’ but Tories hope to exploit weak spots

“While the public aren’t particularly convinced much will get better whoever wins the next election, it’s striking that there is one area where the public do think Labour will do a much better job than the Conservatives,” said Luke Tryl, director of More in Common.

“Combine that with the fact more of the public think taxes on working people are actually likely to rise under the Conservatives than Labour, and you can see that, even leaving headline voting intention aside, how much the Conservatives have to do to convince the public they’d be better off under them.”

The Times

25 May 2024

Tactical voting threat to Tories as Lib Dems target 90 seats

According to Luke Tryl, director of More in Common, a sixth of Lib Dem supporters intend to cast their ballots for another party, while four in ten say they would switch allegiances if they discover the party cannot win in their seat. This, Tryl says, will mostly benefit Starmer.