In terms of the topics covered at the #BBCdebate, viewers thought Boris Johnson did better on Brexit (62%) security (55%) and government spending (48%), while Jeremy Corbyn did better on the NHS (55%) yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
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Our latest MRP shows Reform UK winning five seats, including a comfortable win for Nigel Farage in Clacton, with a further four seats in which they are within five points of the leading party
Reform UK winning in…
Clacton
Great Yarmouth
Louth and Horncastle
Ashfield
Basildon and Billericay
Reform UK close 2nd in…
Barnsley North
South Holland and The Deepings
Havant
Folkestone and Hythe
Want to see the results in your constituency? You can delve deeper into our MRP data and find further analysis on our election hub: yougov.co.uk/elections/uk/2…
Our MRP has 131 seats as tossups (i.e. winning party lead of <5%) including one 3-way marginal - Frome and East Somerset, with the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems all on 25-30%.
Education level is also a key factor in voting intention – those with more education qualifications are more likely they are to vote Labour/a left wing party
Low (GCSE or below): 35% Lab / 28% Con (+22% Ref UK)
Medium: 43% Lab / 22% Con
High (degree or above): 55% Lab / 13% Con
The government says they shouldn’t, but 60-61% of people say sex education should teach that people can be transgender or non-binary (including 66-67% of parents)
What do Britons say should be covered in sex education teaching in schools?
People can be trans/non-binary: 60-61%
Explicit discussion of sexual acts: 68%
Pornography: 72%
Revenge porn: 77%
People can be gay/bi: 78%
Forced marriage: 79%
Negative effects of porn: 82%
Stalking: 87%
Sending naked pics of under-18s is a crime: 88%
Grooming: 89%
Un/healthy relationships: 90%
Consent: 90%
Sexual harassment: 91%
STIs: 92%
Staying safe, appropriate boundaries and reporting concerns: 92%
Contraception: 92%
Conception and birth: 93%
The government has said sex education should not take place before Year 5. Across almost all topics we asked about, Britons were most likely to pick Year 7 as the point at which they should start being taught
Notable exceptions are "how to stay safe, including appropriate boundaries and how to report concerns" which 32% want to teach before Year 5, and "revenge porn" and "explicit discussions of sexual acts", which people were more likely to say should start from Year 9
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