While Joshua Bonehill-Paine has now withdrawn as a Tory council candidate, most Britons say it is unacceptable that the Tories selected the reformed neo-Nazi as a candidate in the first place Completely acceptable: 6% Somewhat acceptable: 18% Somewhat unacceptable: 22% Completely unacceptable: 35%

While some opponents have complained about Andy Burnham going on holiday two weeks into his premiership, most Britons say it is acceptable Acceptable: 68% Unacceptable: 20% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

56% of Britons would support a ban on the sale of disposable barbecues, amid wildfires across the UK triggering renewed calls for supermarkets to stop selling them during summer months Support: 56% Oppose: 25% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Just 25% of Britons see the funny side of joke and satirical political candidates, as the Clacton by-election campaign, which has seen Count Binface emerge as Nigel Farage's main opponent, enters its final stages Positive: 25% Neutral: 30% Negative: 32% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Who do Britons see as most responsible for the current shortage of prison spaces? Previous Conservative government: 34% (-2 from 15 May 2025) Current Labour government: 7% (=) Both equally: 40% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Belief that Labour are close to people in the North has roughly doubled over the last six months, with the public also now more likely to associate the party with the working class and trade unions yougov.com/en-gb/search...

Net government approval has risen to its highest level since autumn 2024, though most Britons still disapprove of the government's record to date Approve: 20% (+2 from 25-27 July) Disapprove: 55% (-2) Net: -35 (+4) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...

YouGov most important issues tracker, 1-3 August 2026 Economy: 48% (-3 from 25-27 July) Immigration: 48% (+1) Health: 28% (+3) Defence: 26% (-3) Environment: 23% (+4) Welfare: 22% (+2) Crime: 18% (-2) Housing: 17% (+1) Tax: 15% (-1) Britain leaving the EU: 12% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 2-3 August 2026 Reform UK: 23% (+1 from 26-27 Jul) Labour: 22% (=) Conservatives: 19% (-2) Greens: 13% (=) Lib Dems: 12% (+1) Restore Britain: 4% (=) SNP: 3% (+1) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 0% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

How often do you speak to your nearest neighbour? Every day: 5% Several times a week: 23% At least once a week: 25% At least once a month: 23% At least once a year: 8% Less often than once a year: 4% Never: 7% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

62% of Britons believe that French authorities are not making a genuine effort to help stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats They are: 13% (no change from 23 April) They are not: 62% (+1) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons tend to believe that more migrants are crossing the English Channel in small boats than in previous years, although official figures show the lowest year-to-date numbers since 2021 More than previous years: 36% (-11 from 23 April) Less than previous years: 28% (+15) About the same: 17% (-3)

Two-tier policing? Most Britons think the police treat different groups differently, but they don't agree on how Treatment of Black people More strict 36% / lenient 24% Treatment of White people Strict 25% / lenient 25% Treatment of Muslims Strict 21% / lenient 34% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Which political party is currently doing the most to set the political agenda? Labour: 33% (+19 from 28-29 Aug 2025) Reform UK: 16% (-28) Conservative: 7% (+4) Greens: 4% (+3) Lib Dems: 1% (=) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

YouGov's latest scoop: vanilla is Britain's favourite ice cream flavour Vanilla: 18% Mint choc chip: 14% Chocolate: 13% Strawberry: 5% Salted caramel: 5% Rum and raisin: 5% Pistachio: 4% Coffee: 3% Raspberry ripple: 3% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

YouGov's latest scoop: vanilla is Britain's favourite ice cream flavour Vanilla: 18% Mint choc chip: 14% Chocolate: 13% Strawberry: 5% Salted caramel: 5% Rum and raisin: 5% Pistachio: 4% Coffee: 3% Raspberry ripple: 3% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

As Britain's fourth heatwave of the year dies down, 26% of Britons are already hoping for a fifth hot spell in 2026 Hoping there's another heatwave: 26% (no change from 29 June) Hoping there's not another heatwave: 63% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Nearly two thirds of Britons feel it's unacceptable for employers to use AI to narrow down job applications, as Andy Burnham says he doesn't feel that AI sifting through CVs has made recruitment fairer Acceptable: 26% Unacceptable: 64% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

70% of Britons say they would prefer to do a job interview in-person, following Andy Burnham saying he was concerned the culture of interviewing on Zoom or Teams doesn't let young people get over their personality and passion In-person interview: 70% Remote video interview: 16%

Latest YouGov royal family favourability trackers (July 2026) William: 76% positive Catherine: 74% Anne: 70% Charles: 62% Edward: 53% Sophie: 51% Camilla: 43% Harry: 33% Beatrice: 30% Eugenie: 29% Meghan: 22% Andrew: 2% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

How attractive is the royal life? Just 36% of Britons believe the positives of being a royal would outweigh the negatives More positives than negatives: 36% Positives and negatives balance each other out: 25% More negatives than positives: 21% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Belief among Britons that Russia has the advantage in the war in Ukraine falls to its lowest level in three years Neither side has the advantage: 46% (+1 from 19 May) Russia has the advantage: 16% (-5) Ukraine has the advantage: 12% (+2) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

83% of Britons say it's unacceptable to film strangers kissing in public and post it on social media, after a clip of two New York lawyers supposedly having an affair goes viral on TikTok Acceptable: 9% Unacceptable: 83% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Would you be happy if this summer's weather became the norm? Happy: 38% Neither: 22% Unhappy: 38% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

After weeks of record-breaking weather, 55% of Britons expect that most summers will be like this from now on Most summers will be like this from now on: 55% Some summers will be like this, but it won't the norm: 34% Only a few summers will be like this: 4% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Who would make the better PM? Burnham 48% vs Farage 22% Burnham 45% vs Polanski 9% Burnham 41% vs Davey 8% Burnham 38% vs Badenoch 26% Badenoch 41% vs Farage 17% Badenoch 36% vs Polanski 20% Badenoch 32% vs Davey 23% Davey 35% vs Farage 24% Davey 27% vs Polanski 13% Polanski 29% vs Farage 27%

Although our latest voting intention poll (22-23 July 2026) is largely within the margin of error of our previous poll, Labour is up six points from its low of 16% recorded as recently as May, while Reform UK's figure is the lowest recorded by our tracker since March 2025 yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

We've now also asked Americans whether they would take a guaranteed $50,000 versus a 50-50 chance to win $1m, finding similar results to the UK 🇺🇸 $50,000: 65% / 50-50 chance of $1m: 25% 🇬🇧 £50,000: 73% / 50-50 chance of £1m: 21%

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Jul 24-27 poll of 15,887 U.S. adults (±1.0 points) Which would you pick: instantly receiving $50,000 or flipping a coin for a 50% chance to win $1 million? % who'd take the sure money | the coin flip 🇺🇸 65% | 25% 🇬🇧 73% | 21% (Britons asked in £) yougov.com/en-us/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

82% of Britons support requiring unemployed young people to be undertaking training/apprenticeships if they want to receive benefits, as per a new government proposal intended to reduce the number of young people on sickness benefits Support: 82% (-1 from 18 Nov 2024) Oppose: 8% (-1)

Britons are divided on whether the UK should introduce compulsory voting for general elections, amid reports the government is considering such proposals as part of a raft of future electoral reforms Support: 43% Oppose: 47% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...