Political Monitor


Politics Survey

Reform UK holds 7-point lead over Labour, Greens up 5 points

Reform UK still hold a clear lead over Labour. This lead is 7 points today – one point down from January and 8 points down from their 15-point lead in November

SNP maintain polling lead in Scotland but four in ten say they may change their minds

SNP lead constituency voting intentions on 36% (+1 from early December).

Labour party more liked than Starmer but both reach historic lows - Ipsos poll

Net likeability ratings for the Labour leader now equal Jeremy Corbyn’s previous low, while the party is less liked than any time in Ipsos trends going back to 2007. However, the party is still more liked than its leader – and more than the other parties.

Reform UK still holds 8-point lead, but the gap shrinks amid doubts over their readiness for government - Ipsos poll

Reform UK maintain +8-point lead over Labour, but this is down from +15 in November 2025.
Scotland Survey

SNP remain ahead but Reform support in Scotland rises, while Labour support slumps

The SNP continue to lead on Scottish Parliament voting intention, with 35% of the constituency vote share – a 17-point lead over Reform UK.

Labour equals historic low in Ipsos records as 8 in 10 think Britain is getting worse as a place to live

Reform UK maintain clear lead as Labour vote share falls to match the lowest ever recorded by Ipsos for the party in May 2009, after the expenses scandal and during the economic crisis (Ipsos first started recording vote intentions in 1976).
Politics Survey

Two-thirds of Britons disagree the Conservative Party is ready to form the next government

New data from Ipsos’ latest Political Monitor, taken before the Labour and Conservative Party conferences, shows the public are deeply sceptical about the Conservatives returning to government.

Reform UK leads by 12 pts over Labour as both PM and Chancellor hit historic low satisfaction ratings

Reform UK leads by 12 pts over Labour as both PM and Chancellor hit historic low satisfaction ratings.

Reform's Ipsos record 9-point lead over Labour, as public satisfaction with government nears lowest point recorded under a modern Labour administration

Labour’s 25% voting intention is the lowest share Ipsos has recorded for Labour since October 2019.