SNAP POLL: Which of the following best reflects your reaction to Boris Johnson becoming leader?
Dismayed: 37%
Pleased: 18%
Disappointed: 10%
Delighted: 10%
Don’t mind either way: 17% yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
SNAP POLL: By 43% to 37% Brits don't think Boris Johnson taking over as PM means there needs to be a general election yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
SNAP POLL: Half of the British public (51%) and two thirds of Tory voters (65%) say Boris Johnson should offer Jeremy Hunt a position in the cabinet yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
37% of Brits say they feel 'dismayed' by Boris Johnson becoming leader - more than twice as many as when Theresa May gained the position in 2016 (16%) yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
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Saturday marks the 2nd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our Eurotrack+US survey finds attitudes to the conflict remain largely the same as a year ago
🧵/ We’ve examined headline voting intention from 14,000 voters over the last 3 months to take a detailed look at voting demographics as we head towards the likely 2024 general election
Education level is also a key factor in voting intention – the higher someone’s education qualifications are, the more likely they are to vote Labour/a left wing party
Low (GCSE or below): 36% Lab / 32% Con (+17% Ref UK)
Medium: 41% Lab / 25% Con
High (degree or above): 53% Lab / 14% Con
🧵 / Britons have a more positive opinion of lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people than lesbian and gay, bisexual, and transgender people think
What are the main positive effects of immigration?
Fill highly skilled jobs where there is a labour shortage: 51%
Fill low paid jobs British workers won't do: 39%
More people of working age who pay more in taxes than they claim in benefits: 35%
For what kind of treatment did people turn to private healthcare?
Non-emergency appointment: 48% of those who used private healthcare in the last 12 months
Routine appointment: 20%
Minor illness/injury: 17%
Emergency: 10%
A fifth of Britons (22%) are not registered with a dentist, and 37% of those who aren’t say it’s because they can’t find an NHS dentist while 23% of them don’t think they can afford treatment