The public are divided on its fairness, and few think it will leave the country better off

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

The only measures the public back in order to increase funding for public services are greater taxes on businesses and the rich

Britons most likely to see Anglosphere countries as the UK’s friends, while nearly nine in ten view Russia as unfriendly or a threat

Using our AI Topic Quantifier tool, YouGov examines exactly what the public think the political catchphrase means

But what forms of climate protest would the public find acceptable?

Two-thirds of the British public back Harris, with only one in six hoping for a second Trump term

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

One in nine renters say they are finding it “very difficult” to afford housing

Two thirds of Britons support restricting zero hours contracts and extending right to flexible hours, but only 22% support removing turnout requirement for strike action

More than seven in ten Britons still describe the former prime minister as “untrustworthy”

Only one in seven Britons have a positive view towards the House of Lords, with 55% in favour of an elected upper house

43% of Britons say Labour hasn’t done anything positive yet, while changes to winter fuel payments are seen as the worst thing they’ve done

Half of Labour voters are disappointed by Starmer’s government, with four in ten Britons feeling the country is in a worse state than before the election

But they are much more reluctant to see more pedestrian-only streets in their own local area

Most commonly because they liked another party less

More than six in ten Britons now dislike the prime minister

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

12 months into the current conflict, YouGov looks at how sentiments have changed, whether either side is seen as being in the right, and what should happen now

But the public are divided on whether Starmer and his party are sleazier than the Tories