Politics

Three in four parents (75%) say they are concerned about what children are seeing, hearing, or doing online.

Main concerns about Farage becoming PM include him being too divisive to lead Britain, his closeness to Donald Trump and doubts that Reform UK have enough talent to lead a competent government.

Just one in five (19%) say that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is doing a good job, with half saying that she is doing a bad job (51%, up 7 ppts from mid-March, before the Spring Statement).

76% of Britons say they are spending more on their typical household grocery shop than last year – 36% of whom are finding this difficult to afford.

Six in ten (60%) young people say they spend more time looking at social media and screens since before the pandemic started

29% of Britons hold a favourable view of the Prime Minister (+8 from February), while 46% are unfavourable (-9).

With the Spring Statement looming, Ipsos polling reveals public pessimism about the economy and a difficult balancing act for the Chancellor as Britons want to hear how Labour will deliver economic growth, reduce the cost of living, and improve public services.

Three in ten (29%) see defence and foreign affairs as one of the biggest issues for the country, an increase of twelve points since February.

Ipsos’ Economic Optimism Index sits at a net figure of -54, the lowest level since December 2022, shortly after Sunak became PM, following the Truss mini budget.