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Ipsos Political Pulse
Political Pulse Survey

Two in three Britons (66%) think Starmer should not lead Labour into the next General Election but are divided on when he should go

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.
Politics Survey

Economic optimism falls to its lowest level for four years

Ipsos's Economic Optimism Index has fallen to its lowest level since January 2012, this month's results reveal.
Politics Survey

Two in three say Labour should change leader before next General Election

Two in three (66%) of the British public think that the Labour Party should change its leader before the next General Election in 2020, according to Ipsos's July Political Monitor.
Politics Survey

Never leave a place behind

Ben Page in the Municipal Journal, examines the revival of the inner city & the crucial role local government has played.
Politics Survey

Over half say Theresa May has what it takes to be a good PM

Ipsos's July 2016 Political Monitor reveals that over half (55%) believe that Theresa May has what it takes to be a good Prime Minister, up from 28% in July 2015.
Politics Survey

Ladders to social mobility after Brexit

Ben Marshall looks at whether Brexit is a “smell the coffee” moment for a different approach to social mobility and housing tenure.
Immigration Survey

4 ways the anti-immigration vote won the referendum for Brexit

Total control on immigration mattered more to voters than the single market, writes Aalia Khan in the New Statesman.
Politics Survey

How Project Fear failed to keep Britain in the EU - and the signs that anyone could have read

Gideon Skinner writes in the Telegraph on the 5 signs that revealed Project Fear wasn't working.
Government Survey

The undecided voters who could swing the EU referendum

Paul Carroll of our social research qualitative team, writes in politics.co.uk on what we learned from our  group of undecided referendum voters for BBC Newsnight.
Politics Survey

Concern about immigration rises as EU vote approaches

The June 2016 Economist/Ipsos Issues Index reveals that, just ahead of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, concern with the EU has risen to the highest level since December 1999.
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