Politics

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.

New Ipsos polling reveals growing economic pessimism and the tangible impact of the Iran conflict on costs, though businesses continue to favour Labour over the Conservatives and Reform on key economic and business policies.

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.

Ipsos research for The Rest is Politics (Goalhanger) broadcast on Tuesday 27 May.

Ipsos’ post-Holyrood poll shows that a third (32%) of voters only made their minds up about how they would vote within the last week of the campaign, with 1 in 10 (11%) deciding on polling day itself.

New polling data from Ipsos in the UK taken May 15th – 19th 2026 reveals that although the British public are paying attention to Labour’s leadership manoeuvres they remain sceptical that any party has the answers to key policy issues.

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.

Ipsos’ final 2026 Scottish Parliament election poll for STV News.

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.