Political Pulse

Ipsos trend data reveals the two key stages in the decline of Starmer’s public standing.

More Scots would be unhappy with the SNP working closely with the UK government at Westminster than say they would be unhappy about them working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive, led by Sinn Féin.

The latest Ipsos Political Pulse, conducted online between 5-9 June 2026 among 2,247 British adults aged 18+ explores attitudes towards leading UK politicians.

Ipsos’ latest Scottish polling finds a majority of the Scottish public think Keir Starmer should go before the next General Election, but none of his current Labour rivals receives a net positive rating from the Scottish public.

More Scots feel negative than positive about the Holyrood election result, with ‘disappointed’ and ‘frustrated’ the most common words chosen to describe how they feel about it.

The latest Ipsos Political Pulse, conducted between 8-12 May 2026 among 2,191 British adults in conjunction with ITV/Peston, reveals a challenging landscape for the current government, with low favourability for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and a significant shift in public expectations regarding Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Over half of Scots (51%) think that energy policy should be devolved to the Scottish Government, while a quarter (25%) feel responsibility should be shared equally with the UK Government and 14% that it should be reserved to Westminster.

The latest Ipsos Political Pulse explores attitudes towards Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

With just two weeks to go until the Scottish Parliament election on 7th May, new data from Ipsos’s Scotland Political Pulse shows that, while voters are not particularly impressed by any of the parties, the SNP have the edge, with views on both the party and their leader improving since last month.