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Politics & current affairs

Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 76%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 72%
  3. 3Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 72%

Charities & organisations

Politics
  1. 1Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK 85%
  2. 2British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation 84%
  3. 3Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support 81%

Labour politicians

Politics
  1. 1Ed Balls Ed Balls 30%
  2. 2Gordon Brown Gordon Brown 27%
  3. 3Andy Burnham Andy Burnham 26%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 72%
  2. 2Joe Biden Joe Biden 43%
  3. 3Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 33%

Other UK public figures

Politics
  1. 1Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 29%
  2. 2John Bercow John Bercow 26%
  3. 3Nigel Farage Nigel Farage 22%

Conservative politicians

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 42%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 34%
  3. 3Matt Hancock Matt Hancock 29%

Royalty

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 76%
  2. 2Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 72%
  3. 3Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 64%

Politicians & political figures

Politics
  1. 1Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak 42%
  2. 2Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 34%
  3. 3Ed Balls Ed Balls 30%

UK prime ministers

Politics
  1. 1Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 64%
  2. 2Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington 40%
  3. 3Robert Peel Robert Peel 37%