Politics

The Government should take this opportunity to reconsider the role of immigration in addressing labour market demands through the implementation of its Immigration White Paper.

Seven in ten (71%) Britons think abortion should be legal in all or most cases – but this reduces to less than half (46%) of men aged 16-34.

Following the Spending Review, Labour has seen a small increase in public trust to manage the economy and continue to be most trusted to improve public services. However, 45% of Britons say the Spending Review left them more concerned about Britain's economy, with nearly 8 in 10 expecting tax hikes within the next year.

Pulse Check - June 2025 Spending Review

Almost half of Britons see immigration as one of the biggest issues for the country, the highest score since June 2016.

Perceptions of the government’s performance on most milestones and priorities has decreased since March. In addition, large proportions of the public say they have not noticed much progress on any of the government’s milestones since they came to power in July 2024. Seven in ten say that they have not seen much progress made on raising living standards (71%) or reducing energy bills (70%).

As political and economic stakes rise across the UK, Ipsos’ second Beyond the Bubble webinar of the year couldn’t have arrived at a more pivotal time.

In 29/31 countries, a majority of the public say that the “economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful”, with South Korea, Italy and Germany seeing double-digit increases since 2022.

Half (51%) of Britons say that Rachel Reeves is doing a bad job as Chancellor (16% good job). These ratings are near identical to Kwasi Kwarteng’s in the aftermath of the September 2022 mini-budget.