Politics & current affairs

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Public figures

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 74%
  2. 2Barack Obama Barack Obama 73%
  3. 3Michelle Obama Michelle Obama 67%

Charities & organisations

Politics
  1. 1British Heart Foundation British Heart Foundation 86%
  2. 2Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support 85%
  3. 3Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK 85%

Labour politicians

Politics
  1. 1Ed Balls Ed Balls 28%
  2. 2Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan 27%
  3. 3David Blunkett David Blunkett 25%

Foreign politicians

Politics
  1. 1Barack Obama Barack Obama 73%
  2. 2Angela Merkel Angela Merkel 34%
  3. 3Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton 32%

Other UK public figures

Politics
  1. 1Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 29%
  2. 2Nigel Farage Nigel Farage 27%
  3. 3John Bercow John Bercow 24%

Conservative politicians

Politics
  1. 1Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 40%
  2. 2Theresa May Theresa May 27%
  3. 3Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Clarke 24%

Royalty

Politics
  1. 1Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 74%
  2. 2Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 65%
  3. 3Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 65%

Politicians & political figures

Politics
  1. 1Boris Johnson Boris Johnson 40%
  2. 2Nicola Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon 29%
  3. 3Ed Balls Ed Balls 28%

UK prime ministers

Politics
  1. 1Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 70%
  2. 2Duke of Wellington Duke of Wellington 44%
  3. 3Robert Peel Robert Peel 42%