Political Monitor


Politics Survey

New Prime Minister starts with a honeymoon among the public

Theresa May is enjoying a warm honeymoon welcome with the public according to Ipsos's latest Political Monitor.
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Economic optimism falls to its lowest level for four years

Ipsos's Economic Optimism Index has fallen to its lowest level since January 2012, this month's results reveal.
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Two in three say Labour should change leader before next General Election

Two in three (66%) of the British public think that the Labour Party should change its leader before the next General Election in 2020, according to Ipsos's July Political Monitor.
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Over half say Theresa May has what it takes to be a good PM

Ipsos's July 2016 Political Monitor reveals that over half (55%) believe that Theresa May has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister, up from 28% in July 2015.
Immigration Survey

4 ways the anti-immigration vote won the referendum for Brexit

Total control on immigration mattered more to voters than the single market, writes Aalia Khan in the New Statesman.
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Conservatives seen as less united than in January - but still more so than Labour

Ipsos's June Political Monitor reveals that one in four (24%) believes the Conservative party is the most clear and united party while just 13% think this of the Labour party.
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Half say government doing bad job on economy as economic optimism falls

One year on from the election of a Conservative majority in Westminster, Ipsos's Political Monitor finds a fall in the public's ratings on the government's management of the economy.
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Half believe the economy will get worse in the short term if Britain leaves the EU but more likely to think it will improve in the long term

With just one month to go until the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, Ipsos's new Political Monitor shows that on balance Britons believe the economy would be better off in the long term if Britain left the European Union yet likely be worse off in the years immediately following Brexit.
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Cameron still viewed as most capable leader although Corbyn seen as being more honest than most politicians

David Cameron is revealed as the most capable party leader in the eyes of the British public in the April 2016 Ipsos Political Monitor.