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THREAD/ Here's a round-up of everything we know about what the public thinks of The Independent Group, including some new nuggets yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

45% of Britons say they are following the news around the group very or fairly closely, while 47% aren't following it closely and 9% aren't aware of the story at all yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

By 49% to 28%, Britons think that TIG MPs should have to fight for their seats in by-elections yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

At latest count, if they were on the ballot TIG would gain the backing of 18% of those who would vote
yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

TIG's main impact has been to drive lots of Labour voters to "don't know", rather than necessarily stealing lots of their votes for themselves
yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

16% say they would definitely/seriously consider voting for @TheIndGroup - more than would do so for the Lib Dems, Greens or UKIP. 36% say they would definitely/seriously/might consider voting for them - more than would do so for Labour yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

The public has still to get to know TIG, but insofar as they are seen as similar to anyone, they are most likely to be compared to the Lib Dems (31%) rather than the Tories (22%) or Labour (20%) yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

In the wake of the group's formation, Labour voters were split 33%/27% on whether the MPs who left the party were right to do so yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

Labour voters are also split on which group better represents their personal values:
23% said the departing Labour MPs
27% said the current Labour party
13% said neither group comes close to their own values
yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…