YouGov European tracker series looks at Donald Trump's popularity in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

YouGov European tracker series looks at the popularity of the leaders of Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain

The Budget tops our list, although most of the top ten are international, rather than UK, news events

The continent is divided in whether to keep supporting Ukraine or encouraging a negotiated peace, and suspect Donald Trump wants Russia to win

YouGov examines support for measures announced in the government’s new animal welfare strategy

The majority in all countries also say that their national state pension is not generous enough

Britons are split over whether 2025 was a good or average year for them, but think it was a bad year for the country

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last week?

A new YouGov survey finds that 10% of Britons intend to go teetotal for the first month of 2026

A new YouGov survey finds that 3% of Britons intend to go vegan for the first month of 2026.

While 42% of Britons say they outright like to dance, just 7% say they’re prepared to get the dancing started

The large majority of Britons don’t have a special name for the day – but in some areas ‘Mad Friday’ and ‘Black Eye Friday’ are relatively common

Opinion towards the government has become more negative since January

Health-related pledges top the list

What is the one news story the British public have heard most about in the last few days?

There are significant differences in attitudes towards ‘illegal’ and ‘legal’ migrants

Kemi Badenoch’s favourability ratings improve, with more Britons seeing her positively than ever before

Britons really dislike ‘Chrissie’ and ‘Crimble’, while tending to dislike ‘Crimbo’ and ‘holiday season’

The economy and health are seen as the most important issues facing Scotland

One in five say their employers’ policies have reduced the number of days they can work from home in the last two years