A selection of our recent appearances in the UK media.
Daily Mail
8 May 2023
A survey by the More In Common think tank, carried out between April 6 to 11, found that 46 per cent of people still support the Rwanda scheme. This compared to 28 per cent who oppose it and 27 per cent who said they were apathetic or had not made up their mind.
It also showed almost half (48 per cent) believed the policy would not make a difference to the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats. A further 3 per cent said it would lead to more migrants entering the UK illegally. This compared to only a third (34 per cent) who thought the Rwanda scheme would reduce the number of Channel migrant crossings, while 14 per cent said they did not know whether the plan would work.
The Times
7 May 2023
Curiously, David Cameron-supporting Tories in the blue wall — whom Luke Tryl, UK director of the More In Common think tank has termed “established liberals” — think housing is a more important issue facing the country than does any group, even the young. “They’re worried about their kids getting housing — or their grandkids — and are hearing about how bad their children’s landlords are,” he says.
Times Radio
5 May 2023
Cathy Newman with Times Radio Drive: Coronation Special
More in Common UK Director Luke Tryl discussed the local election results (from 23:30)
Politico London Playbook
5 May 2023
What the pundits are sezzin: More in Common U.K. Director Luke Tryl has a good thread, in which he notes that the Conservative results are “more ominous” than last year because the party is running out of options to make their case to voters … pollster Rob Ford argues the coalition Boris Johnson put together for the 2019 general election is dead … and Will Jennings points out that the Tories are losing huge numbers in Brexit areas while Labour picks up support in Leave areas, and that the Tories are making big losses in the south while Labour gains are more consistent.
The Times
2 May 2023
Luke Tryl, UK director of the More in Common research group that regularly runs focus groups across the country, said levelling up had promised to help communities “regain a sense of purpose and stake in our national mission”.
However, he said: “In our discussions across the red wall we increasingly hear questions about whether [Rishi] Sunak is as committed to the policy as his predecessors or whether the Tories really meant it at all. This isn't just bad for the Tories’ electoral prospects, but is dangerous for the health of our democracy too as it is chalked up as another broken promise.”
The Independent
1 May 2023
Support among Red Wall voters, who paved the way to Boris Johnson’s resounding victory at the 2019 general election, has “collapsed” over the past four years, according to Luke Tryl, director of the non-partisan think-tank, More in Common.
“They swung towards Boris Johnson and the Tories at the last election. But since then, support has cratered, and the interesting thing is amongst that group, you’re not yet seeing the sense that Rishi is pulling it back,” he said