Political Monitor


Public satisfaction with Johnson and his government falls to 9 month low

Boris Johnson's net satisfaction has fallen to -16 from -3 last month.

Eight in ten think Britain will learn to live with Coronavirus in future

However, only 1 in 3 think things will be ‘back to normal’ by Christmas

Starmer’s ratings fall further, now at same levels as Corbyn 14 months in

Ipsos's June 2021 Political Monitor shows Starmer's ratings are now similar to those achieved by Corbyn, Duncan-Smith and Howard at equivalent points in their tenures

Conservatives buoyed by positive public ratings on handling the pandemic

The Conservative lead is now up to nine points as economic optimism is the highest level since 2015

Boris Johnson seen as less trustworthy than Keir Starmer, but David Cameron receives the lowest ratings of all

Around a third of Britons (35%) think Boris Johnson is trustworthy, compared with 42% for the Labour leader Keir Starmer

Britons believe the government is relaxing coronavirus restrictions at the right speed as economic optimism rises again

Ipsos's latest Political Monitor shows two-thirds think the government is relaxing coronavirus restrictions in England at the right speed.
Scotland Survey

SNP retains strong lead as independence dominates voters’ concerns

The latest findings from Ipsos’s Scottish Political Monitor, run in partnership with STV News, show that just 3% of voters plan to vote for the Alba Party on the regional list at the Holyrood elections on 6th May.

Six in ten do not want to cut spending on public services to pay off debt

Three in five (59%) Britons are satisfied with the way Rishi Sunak is doing his job as Chancellor.

Ipsos Political Monitor - Britain sees surge in economic optimism

This month's Economic Optimism Index score of +2 is the most optimistic the British public have been about the economy since 2015.