Britons are sceptical that spending pledges can be achieved without Labour breaking its fiscal rules or manifesto tax promises

Half of Britons remember Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy emerging wet-shirted from a lake, even though it never happened

Most Britons see verticality-based dating preferences as acceptable, but men and women split when it comes to weight

Labour voters say they would prefer the government to avoid cuts to services, even if that means increases to taxes or borrowing

While 66% of Scots have experienced difficulty using Scottish banknotes in the rest of the UK, just 25% would support their abolition

Terrorism and defence are the only issues on which even half of Labour voters believe the government is doing a good job

Just 10% of the public believe Badenoch looks like a prime minister in waiting, while 81% see the Tories as being in a weak state

Britons are split 28% to 28% on who would make the better prime minister

Few Western Europeans see Israel’s attacks in Gaza as proportionate or justified

Younger Britons are far more comfortable talking about money than their elders

Joined-up handwriting is less common among younger Britons

Nearly half of North Easterners have a very strong attachment to their region, though this is true of just 11% of East Midlanders

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

Three quarters of Britons say no

More ethnic minority Britons prefer the term “ethnic minorities”, and also “BAME”

We put the four main party leaders head to head

55% of Reform UK voters believe a Reform UK government would make a very positive difference to the UK, while just 22% of Labour voters would say the same of a Labour government

It is Labour and Lib Dem voters who are most likely to see Starmer as anti-immigration, not the Reform UK voters the prime minister was trying to reach out to

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

Just 4% of Reform voters say they are likely to consider voting Labour