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Politics & current affairs

Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 75%
  2. 2Michelle Obama Michelle Obama 69%
  3. 3Barack Obama Barack Obama 68%

Charities & organisations

Politics
  1. 1Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support 85%
  2. 2Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK 82%
  3. 3St. John Ambulance St. John Ambulance 81%

Labour politicians

Politics
  1. 1Keir Starmer Keir Starmer 33%
  2. 2Ed Balls Ed Balls 32%
  3. 3David Blunkett David Blunkett 31%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 68%
  2. 2Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy 66%
  3. 3Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 36%

Other UK public figures

Politics
  1. 1Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 27%
  2. 2John Bercow John Bercow 23%
  3. 3Jo Swinson Jo Swinson 21%

Conservative politicians

Politics
  1. 1Theresa May Theresa May 31%
  2. 2Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 31%
  3. 3Sajid Javid Sajid Javid 30%

Royalty

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 75%
  2. 2Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 66%
  3. 3Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 64%

Politicians & political figures

Politics
  1. 1Keir Starmer Keir Starmer 33%
  2. 2Ed Balls Ed Balls 32%
  3. 3Theresa May Theresa May 31%

UK prime ministers

Politics
  1. 1Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 67%
  2. 2Robert Peel Robert Peel 41%
  3. 3Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher 36%