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Boris Johnson slight favourite with public if Kemi Badenoch falters – but half say none of the above or don’t know

Among 2024 Conservative voters, Boris Johnson is the clear favourite to succeed Kemi Badenoch, with 24% choosing the former PM. However, 2024 Reform UK voters are split between Johnson and Robert Jenrick.
7 August 2025
Society

A year on from Southport and subsequent riots, 8 in 10 continue to say Britain is divided

81% of Britons say society is divided, rising to 91% of those aged 55-75 and 90% of Reform UK voters.
3 August 2025
Society

Support For First Great Eastern's Franchise Bid

More than eight out of 10 First Great Eastern passengers (85%) believe the company should be allowed to bid for the Greater Anglia franchise. Just three per cent of passengers supported the SRA (Strategic Rail Authority) decision to exclude First from the bidding process with more than four-fifths (82%) believing that the company should be re-instated.
12 May 2003
Society

Gardeners Need More Information To Help Encourage Wildlife

Two in five gardeners (38%) say they would do more to encourage wildlife if they had more information, according to a new survey from the MORI Social Research Institute.
9 May 2003
Society

DNA 50th Anniversary Survey

Fifty years after the discovery of the structure of DNA, a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute shows four in five British people (81%) are aware of at least one medical application when shown a list of eleven things made possible by the discovery of DNA.
9 May 2003
Society

EMU Entry Off the Pre-Election Agenda

A majority of people in Britain would vote against joining the single European currency if there were a referendum, according to new research from MORI. As part of regular research for citigroup*, the results show the share in favour of EMU entry edged down to 29% from 30% in March, with a rise in the share against to 58% from 56%. Thus, the balance against EMU entry rose to 28% from 26%, and is the highest since October 2001.
8 May 2003
Society

Blair Cannot Count On Baghdad Bounce

The British participation in the American-led invasion of Iraq was, at the moment it began, possibly the least popular war with the British public of any in which British troops have joined since opinion polls first began. But no sooner had the first shots been fired than public opinion started to swing in favour of British involvement in the war and kept on going. Within a couple of days the polls were finding solid majorities in favour where previously they had found solid majorities against, a movement which even reports of civilian casualties, "friendly-fire" incidents and later widespread looting and lawlessness apparently did nothing to check. The scale of the change of opinions makes it one of the most dramatic turnarounds that MORI has measured.
2 May 2003
Society

Domestic Issues Back Under Spotlight

NHS and Education top 'important issues' list again
2 May 2003
Society

MORI Political Monitor

Political Attitudes in Great Britain for April 2003
2 May 2003
Society

Residents See The Benefit In Hosting The Olympics

Residents of cities due to host, or potentially bidding to host, the Olympic Games are in favour of the event. New research by MORI for SportAccord shows a majority of the people whose lives will be affected the most support holding the biggest international sporting event in their hometown.
1 May 2003