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30 July 2020

3456 GB adults surveyed

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Pop star Rina Sawayama has been told she is ineligible for the Brit Awards and Mercury Prize because she is not a British citizen. Sawayama’s family moved to the UK 25 years ago when she was about 5, and she has indefinite leave to remain in the country, but she does not have citizenship status. Do you think she should or should not be eligible for the awards?

Conducted 30 July 2020

YouGov surveyed 3456 GB adults

51%
26%
22%
Pop star Rina Sawayama has been told she is ineligible for the Brit Awards and Mercury Prize because she is not a British citizen. Sawayama’s family moved to the UK 25 years ago when she was about 5, and she has indefinite leave to remain in the country, but she does not have citizenship status. Do you think she should or should not be eligible for the awards?

Conducted 30 July 2020

YouGov surveyed 3456 GB adults

By:
51%
26%
22%

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