Continued support for NHS and teacher strikes, according to latest poll

The latest Ipsos poll on strike action shows continued support for nurses, ambulance staff, junior doctors and teachers.  Nurses and ambulance workers stay at the top of the table of support at 62%.  Junior doctors have seen a small increase in support, up 4 percentage points to 56% and teachers also see support maintained at 48%.  Public opposition to these strikes is also down slightly since April.

Support for other professions is more divided. Airline/airport workers, railway workers and border force/passport control all receive support by 36% of Britons, but whilst airport and boarder force staff strikes are opposed by 32% of people, a slightly higher proportion of people oppose railway workers strikes (37%).

When it comes to how well the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is doing at negotiating with the trade unions, just 14% say he is doing a good job, compared to 51% who say he is doing a bad job.  Slightly more, 33%, think a Labour government under Keir Starmer would do a better job (34% no difference, and 21% a worse job).

Technical note

Ipsos interviewed a representative quota sample of 1,021 adults aged 16-75 in Great Britain. Interviews took place on the online Omnibus between 16th-17th June 2023. Data has been weighted to the known offline population proportions. All polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of errors.