Political Monitor

Ipsos's last Political Monitor before party conference season and the Clacton by-election shows that UKIP's popularity has risen by two percentage points, as other parties' remain stable.

New research from Ipsos shows that half (51%) of Britons think the Conservatives' chances of winning the 2015 General Election will increase if Boris Johnson stands as an MP.

Ipsos's latest Economic Optimism Index shows that half the public (51%) believe that general economic condition of the country will improve over the next 12 months.

The Ipsos Political Monitor for August shows that support for the Conservatives and Labour is tied at 33% if there were a General Election tomorrow, the first time since October 2013.

The majority of Britons back Roy Hodgson as England football manager despite England's early World Cup exit, according to the Ipsos Political Monitor for July 2014.

The majority of Britons think child abuse was covered up in the 1970s and 1980s, but the majority lack confidence that public inquiries into historical child abuse allegations will find out the truth, according to the July 2014 Ipsos Political Monitor.

July's Political Monitor reveals Boris Johnson as the most popular leading Conservative, with Michael Gove least popular, while less than one in four think Ed Miliband has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister.

Majority back more tax-raising powers for Scotland if it votes to stay in the UK, and also think England and Wales should have the sames, according to the Scotland and English Devolution section of June's Ipsos Political Monitor. Three in four think the UK will still exist in its current form in one year, but less than half that it will in twenty years' time

Ipsos's Political Monitor for June shows just a quarter think Ed Miliband is ready to be Prime Minister, while the Conservatives are considered to be the most united on policy and the best team of leaders - but Labour retain a slight poll lead.