Political Pulse


Politics Survey

New lockdown and Corbyn suspension have little effect on favourability ratings for Johnson, Starmer and their parties

Favourability ratings for Johnson, Starmer, the Conservatives and Labour largely unmoved following a new national lockdown in England and Corbyn's suspension.

Majority of Britons think things are headed in the ‘wrong direction’ – first time this year

Ipsos's October 2020 Political Pulse shows fewer than one in five (18%) now think the country is headed in the right direction.

Public favourability towards Johnson and the Conservatives dips after a challenging fortnight for the government

Ipsos Political Pulse for August 2020 shows a dip in favourability towards Boris Johnson and the Conservatives.
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Public more favourable towards Rishi Sunak than Johnson or Starmer

Ipsos's July Political Pulse shows Chancellor Rishi Sunak has higher favourability ratings than both Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer.

Trust in MPs to tell truth still low but higher than pre-election

Trust in MPs to tell the truth is still low but higher than it was amid Brexit divisions in October 2019.
Politics Survey

Public favourability towards Boris Johnson continues to fall

While Boris Johnson and his party lose favourability, Keir Starmer gains recognition but still has a long way to go.