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20 August 2023
Voters told a More In Common poll they trust Keir Starmer more on most ‘culture war’ issues but they do not want ‘woke’ to be a priority ahead of the next election
Yorkshire Post
19 August 2023
Op-ed from UK director Luke Tryl: Afghan families have been let down by the government’s failure to live up to its promise of a warm welcome
The Telegraph
19 August 2023
Half of voters blame the Government for spiralling NHS waiting lists, a new poll reveals.
The survey, for More in Common, shows that only one in 10 believe striking doctors and nurses bear responsibility.
The findings will come as a blow to Rishi Sunak, who has made clearing the backlog one of his five central pledges ahead of the next election.
Tortoise
18 August 2023
Final thought: More in Common, a think tank, found that almost three-quarters of Homes for Ukraine hosts would be willing to support Afghan families, including the next wave of Afghan arrivals.
The Independent
18 August 2023
Luke Tryl, director of More In Common, said while it was “sensible” of the Tories to try and tie Sir Keir to eco-protesters such as Just Stop Oil.
“But if they come across as Morrison anti-action (on climate change) it’ll backfire simply because the anti-action group in The electorate starts so small.”
Mr Tryl also warned that the attacks on Labour may have worked in the Jeremy Corbyn-era “but it is harder when you can’t imagine Starmer painting someone orange”, in evidence that the party has succeeded so far in avoiding scaring voters.
Left Foot Forward
18 August 2023
The organisation More in Common also revealed climate change and the environment as the third top concern in their poll of voters this month. This rose slightly on the last months to also account for one in four of the general population they polled.
Cost of living remained the top issue for 72% of those polled by More in Common, followed by supporting the NHS. Cost of living has remained by far the top issue for the public in the More in Common polls since July last year