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                                <title><![CDATA[Polling Report UK]]></title>
                    
                                <subtitle>Non-partisan coverage and discussion of news in the polling industry.</subtitle>
                                                    <updated>2023-10-18T15:49:00+01:00</updated>
                        <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Labour Still Well-Poised for Rutherglen Despite 11% National SNP Lead]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/snp-extend-lead-by-7-points-casting-doubt-on-labours-rutherglen-lead" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a237bb7-309f-4705-9298-e69b5626ffbe</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Polling from YouGov, released today, shows the SNP extending their lead over Labour by 7 points to 11%. Although it will certainly be well received in SNP circles, for the...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-10-18T15:49:00+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Vast Majority of Voters Agree the Government is "Tired" and "Led by Events"]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/vast-majority-of-voters-agree-the-government-is-tired-and-led-by-events" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a0fa6cc-ee7d-4fe5-9c02-f30e70ff9160</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Keir Starmer has just completed a reshuffle of his top team, bringing some fresh blood into his party's leadership, and it looks like the government could do with following suit....]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-15T13:45:45+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Sunak's Personal Approval Crumbles in Wake of Concrete Crisis]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/sunaks-personal-approval-crumbles-in-wake-of-concrete-crisis" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a1dbee4-7b8b-40d5-a51f-e978c73c1eae</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[After a relatively stable period for the polls over recess, the concrete crisis looks to have mustered some movement. Although only Redfield &amp; Wilton, so far, has shown a shift...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-15T13:45:25+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Handing Over the Baton]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/handing-over-the-baton" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/97c5f6b1-a9b8-4b00-8131-3304697a5396</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Anthony Wells]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Exactly a year ago I announced I was closing down UKPollingReport. I started running it back in 2005 - that was before I was a pollster, when I was an...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-13T14:00:13+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Public Support for Voter ID Unmoved by Controversy]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/public-support-for-voter-id-unmoved-by-controversy" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a1bcc24-aa05-4bc8-ac63-47a6c06c958e</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The roll-out of voter ID in 2023 has not come without controversy. In March, UNISON called the move "a threat to our democracy", in the May local elections there were...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-12T15:35:33+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[British Voters the Least Likely to Say Work is Important to Them]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/british-voters-the-least-likely-to-say-work-is-important-to-them" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a13aed8-c1b0-4db2-974e-93c113e8b189</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[British voters were less likely to rank work as an important part of their life than those in twenty three other countries included in a recent study. Research from Kings...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-11T15:23:15+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Conservative Voters Overwhelmingly Support Security State Expansion]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/conservative-voters-overwhelmingly-support-security-state-expansion" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a07b408-d0be-4048-9c48-1f2d7a018284</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Despite the best wishes of some on the libertarian wing of the parliamentary Conservative Party, the party's core voters are overwhelmingly supportive of authoritarian measures to enhance security powers. Even...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-07T14:53:32+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Latest Polling Leaves Labour Well Placed for Rutherglen By-Election]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/latest-polling-leaves-labour-well-placed-for-rutherglen-by-election" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99e74921-be9f-4523-ba59-9cfb96a636d1</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Keir Starmer was up in Scotland ahead of the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election, and based on the most recent polling he has good reason to be confident of his...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-05T14:24:09+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Cities: ULEZ Expansion Divides Londoners by Location]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/a-tale-of-two-cities-ulez-expansion-divides-londoners-by-location" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a038c11-8061-40d4-8216-af7a66e865a2</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[After much debate, Sadiq Khan's flagship ULEZ expansion finally came into effect yesterday, and Londoners are divided on their response to the policy. In the city as a whole, the...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-09-01T16:45:18+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Brexit Regrets Reach All-Time High - Majority Now Wants to Re-Join]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/brexit-regrets-reach-all-time-high-majority-now-wants-to-re-join" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99baf978-ec16-492b-b26f-a91d519cbd8c</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The British public now regrets Brexit more than at any other point since the referendum, according to two separate pollsters: YouGov and Deltapoll. Last week, YouGov recorded their highest ever...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-30T14:40:00+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[All to Play for in Mid Bedfordshire By-Election]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/all-to-play-for-in-mid-bedfordshire-by-election" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9a016fed-adb7-4208-8b40-bcdf7d37047c</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[With Nadine Dorries finally finding the time to send off her resignation letter, we will soon have a date for the Mid Bedfordshire By-Election that's been months in the making....]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-30T14:39:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Voters Want More Homes to Be Built... Yet Even Young Voters Aren't Keen on Developing the Green Belt]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/voters-want-more-homes-to-be-built-yet-even-young-voters-arent-keen-on-developing-the-green-belt" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99eb4ba1-6ad9-4481-aa0f-77df13bddd5b</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Although British voters overwhelmingly agree that housing is unaffordable, by a margin of 55% to 22%, and generally want more homes need to be built, by 45% to 27%, there...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-29T14:56:36+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Constituency Poll Shows Labour On Course for Mid Bedfordshire Win]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/constituency-poll-shows-labour-on-course-for-mid-bedfordshire-win" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99930e92-4b96-4d50-bff6-3c18dcfd18cc</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Opinium have conducted a constituency poll in Mid Bedfordshire ahead of the impending by-election, and it makes good reading for Labour. Their candidate, Alistair Strathern, is set to gain the...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-18T15:16:55+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Daily Mail's Misleading Headline Shows Shows How Not to Use "Polling"]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/mails-misleading-headline-shows-shows-how-not-to-use-polling" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/999f2528-6a28-49c2-a921-5361b0edd90f</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[From unrepresentative reader polls to sensationalised headlines, you don't have to look far to find poor uses of polling in the British media. However, few instances are as egregious as...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-17T11:24:06+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Confusing Contradictions of Climate Polling]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/the-confusing-contradictions-of-climate-polling" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99d5333a-fe86-4894-bdd7-8fb8f8c695e8</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Close followers of recent news coverage could be forgiven for not having a clear appreciation of where, exactly, public opinion stands. From just one Opinium poll, released over the weekend,...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-17T11:23:52+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Help Us Prepare for Boundary Changes and the General Election]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/help-us-prepare-for-boundary-changes-and-the-general-election" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99dd66b8-7f98-4b8b-8ee1-ca46eeecca77</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Editor]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[As the relaunched UK Polling Report approaches its first anniversary, we're looking to make some changes to the site in preparation for next year's general election. First of all, we...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-11T15:40:36+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[By-Elections Preview: Tories Set for Tough Night in Selby, Somerton and Uxbridge]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/by-elections-preview" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99af1465-f1b2-426c-9a01-8a1ac9c1eef3</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Today's the day when voters in three constituencies across the country go the polls to decide who replaces their previous Conservative incumbent. Although all seats previously had solid majorities, on...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-08-07T13:53:37+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Labour Lead Up Four Percentage Points in Three Weeks]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/labour-lead-up-4-in-three-weeks" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9986e8a8-6888-4c39-aca0-c9cd2f2a1b69</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Labour's polling lead has climbed by 3.3% since Boris Johnson resigned on June 9 and by 4.2% since June 13. According to our polling average, Labour now leads the Conservatives...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-07-25T13:16:41+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[A Majority of Voters Think Brexit Has Gone Badly... That Doesn't Mean They Want to Rejoin]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/a-majority-of-voters-think-brexit-has-gone-badly-that-doesnt-mean-they-want-to-rejoin" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9978f786-ae26-4eb4-911e-07979f2d0764</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[To coincide with the seven year anniversary of the Brexit vote, UK in a Changing Europe have published polling taking a deep dive into the extent of Brexit regret. The...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-07-20T10:27:36+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Voters of All Major Parties Support Right to Roam]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/voters-of-all-major-parties-support-right-to-roam" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9995118a-815e-4e4c-a571-4d34a8ce88ee</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[There is majority of support for a right to roam in England across voters of every major party affiliation. Right to roam is already in place in Scotland, as 62%...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-07-11T16:16:45+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Conservative In-Fighting Boosts Labour's Poll Lead]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/conservative-in-fighting-boosts-labours-poll-lead" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9974e561-fe25-45d7-9c8d-8d501b515075</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The internal battles on the Conservative backbenches seem to have filtered through to opinion polling, as every poll result since Boris Johnson announced his resignation from parliament has shown Labour...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-07-06T15:55:50+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Co-operation Key for the Conservatives to Lose in Mid Bedfordshire]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/co-operation-key-for-the-conservatives-to-lose-in-mid-bedfordshire" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/995ed2f4-d1fe-4060-82f1-4122d93a1ad4</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Amidst speculation that Nadine Dorries' peerage would be delayed to prevent a by-election, the Mid Bedfordshire MP today made the surprise announcement that she was standing down anyway with immediate...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-07-05T15:56:51+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Half of Voters Hold Government to Account Government for Inflation]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/half-hold-government-to-account-government-for-inflation" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9980fe97-1cc5-41ef-bc7f-09995647043c</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[A majority of British voters predominantly hold the Government responsible for inflation. 50% of voters blame the Government, whilst 32% hold the Bank of England responsible. Perhaps not unrelated to...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-29T15:02:16+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Liberal Democrats Best Placed to Benefit from Tactical Voting]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/liberal-democrats-best-placed-to-benefit-from-tactical-voting" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99649d75-dd8e-4f33-85e9-ade8e1b43d52</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Since writing about by-election prospects in Mid Bedfordshire, readers will no doubt be aware that two further Tory MPs have announced their plan to stand down effective immediately. On top...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-26T17:19:34+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Six in Ten Voters Think Rishi Sunak Handled Boris's Partygate Investigation Badly]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/six-in-ten-voters-think-rishi-sunak-handled-boriss-partygate-investigation-badly" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9976e61d-11dc-4949-9978-f8a391b60a3a</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Almost 60% of voters think Rishi Sunak handled the investigation and report into whether Boris Johnson misled Parliament badly. According to new polling from YouGov, 32% of voters think the...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-22T17:20:17+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[40% Think Boris Still Has a Political Future, Despite Privileges Committee Report]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/four-in-ten-think-boris-still-has-a-political-future-despite-privileges-committee-report" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/996ace88-ad2e-4212-ac94-d18f48dfb0dc</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[According to snap polling from Savanta, 40% of the British public think Boris's political career "is not over", despite today's excoriating report from the Privileges Committee. This can be contrasted...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-21T16:26:45+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Reason to Doubt Uxbridge Constituency Poll's Boris Bounce]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/reason-to-doubt-uxbridge-constituency-polls-boris-bounce" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99586fb9-07cb-492d-a29c-40b0376249d2</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[New constituency polling, which suggests Boris would win an election in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has been doing the rounds on social media this morning and it's easy to see...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-20T16:34:03+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Greek Electoral See Saw Favours New Democracy]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/greek-electoral-see-saw-favours-new-democracy" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9972cf64-1deb-46ea-af10-e6555954de3d</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Christina Georgaki]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Modern Greek politics has often felt like a seesaw in a children’s playground. Election after election, the Government's side of the saw has experienced a collapse in their support.&nbsp;Since 1974,...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-20T13:26:27+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Why Labour's Lead Probably Won't Translate to a 470-Seat Landslide]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/why-labours-lead-probably-wont-translate-to-a-470-seat-landslide" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/995ac44c-fb33-4ce7-bfbf-4a4d34a2b602</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Best for Britain have just released a new MRP poll, leading with the projection that Labour would be sat on 470 seats - which would amount to a majority of...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-15T17:02:15+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Britain Is Less Supportive of Pro-Trans Reforms Than Other Countries]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/trans" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/994e9da9-2b50-48bd-b4ec-b1e44b3a2afb</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Although around two-thirds of the British public think that transgender people face "a great deal or fair amount" of discrimination, support for various pro-trans reforms ranks below almost all other...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-12T15:37:40+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Majority of Voters Think Rishi Sunak is Doing a "Bad Job" at Managing his Pledges]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/majority-of-voters-think-rishi-sunak-is-doing-a-bad-job-at-managing-his-pledges" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/9956a2b8-e7cb-4ed3-8c9a-bf7ef8fb29cd</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[It's already been five months since Rishi Sunak announced his five pledges, although by now we've all heard them enough times to last a lifetime. Downing Street's relentless commitment to...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-09T17:03:53+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[How Media Trust Differs by Party Support]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/how-media-trust-differs-by-party-support" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/994aaab1-be8c-423a-b6e5-4d1bb18d5508</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Whilst the BBC leads the pack of broadcasters generally trusted by the British public, the tabloid press languishes behind with high levels of distrust. According to YouGov, the BBC is...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-07T16:25:08+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[YouGov MRP: Why Scotland Could Decide the Next Election]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/you-gov" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/993e2d42-a664-4001-be34-4dda4db82fa6</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The SNP are on course to have their worst result in a General Election since 2010, according to a new MRP poll from YouGov. Following the recent downturn in the...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-06T14:32:26+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Neither major Party Leader Inspires as Voters Would Rather Rishi Deals With Country's Problems]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/neither-party-leader-inspires-as-voters-would-rather-rishi-deals-with-countrys-problems" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99408949-2599-4705-a3ba-886038dbe83e</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[New polling from Kantar highlights the fact that voters have limited faith in both major political leaders. Whilst the public believes Rishi is better placed to deal with more of...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-05T16:07:15+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Brexit Regret Reaches Record High]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/brexit-regret-reaches-all-time-high" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/993a6ca4-d205-4380-b46e-91a9ee066fd1</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The proportion of voters responding that voting to leave the European Union was a mistake has grown to its highest point since the 2016 Referendum. According to YouGov's Brexit tracker,...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-06-01T16:11:45+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Labour Lead Cut in Latest Ipsos Release]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/labour-lead-cut-in-latest-ipsos-release" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/993c8f26-8cdc-4dfd-8b95-ddf0f9f3ad03</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[The latest Westminster voting intention poll from Ipsos MORI adds strength to the wider trend of a drop in Labour's electoral lead over the past few months. The pollster puts...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-30T16:24:55+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Even Conservative Voters Hold Unfavourable Views of Jeremy Hunt and Suella Braverman]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/voters-very-unfavourable-towards-jeremy-hunt-and-suella-braverman" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/992e860e-0faa-425d-8bda-73f0ee78acea</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[YouGov's latest favourability ratings are out, and Lindsay Hoyle is the only leading political figure who comes out with a net positive perception. Graphing the figures alongside party affiliation makes...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-25T15:34:10+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Building on the Green Belt Isn't an Obvious Vote Winner]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/building-on-the-green-belt-isnt-an-obvious-vote-winner" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/993a8ebd-c1e5-4a43-b368-6b6751dabfd1</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[On the day Keir Starmer broke ground with a major housebuilding announcement - committing to building on Green Belt land - snap polling from YouGov was released, suggesting the headline...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-24T13:37:00+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Lib-Lab "Coalition of Chaos" Doesn't Concern Voters]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/a-lib-lab-coalition-of-chaos-doesnt-concern-voters" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/992c8a7b-96d7-499b-906f-be26652a1faa</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[In the wake of the Local Elections, national discussion has been refocused on potential coalitions in the supposedly now likely event of a hung parliament - with Keir Starmer receiving...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-23T16:29:55+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Local Elections 2023: How the Pollsters' Predictions Measure Up]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/local-elections-2023-how-the-pollsters-predictions-measure-up" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99202606-431c-485d-b366-479a8fe2f79c</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[We now have a full set of results from Thursday's local elections, and a good night for the opposition parties, particularly the Liberal Democrats, saw the Conservatives losing 1,063 seats,...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-22T16:04:14+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Pollsters Converge on a Mid-Teen Labour Lead as Conservatives Win Back Switchers]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/pollsters-converge-on-a-mid-teen-labour-lead-as-conservatives-win-back-switchers" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/99063d95-47e3-4105-a24c-a2dcc5b1cb84</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[According to our polling average, Labour's lead is now sat at 15.7% - that's a decline of just over 1% since mid-April, when I last covered the party's diminishing advantage....]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-18T15:35:17+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Why Labour Wants to Make It Personal About Rishi Sunak]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/why-labour-want-to-get-personal-with-rishi-sunak" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98e9b29c-add3-4429-820f-a9f78805f52d</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Over the Easter weekend, Labour's latest political campaign - an attack ad targeting Rishi Sunak's over paedophiles not being imprisoned - dominated political conversations. Despite public criticism from former Labour...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-16T17:51:44+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Pollsters' Predictions: What They Expect in Tomorrow's Local Elections]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/what-are-pollsters-expecting-ahead-of-local-elections" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/991256e2-58e3-4b92-8af8-fc59c139d691</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[With Local Elections less than 24 hours away, the main party machines have been out in force setting expectations for Thursday's poll. Greg Hands was keen to set expectations low...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-15T17:10:46+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Labour's Poll Lead is Still Shrinking - Down 5% Since February]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/labours-poll-lead-is-still-shrinking-down-5-since-february" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98ec188b-bc41-4859-9181-f1fa6de82ae5</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[As the end of parliamentary recess approaches, Rishi Sunak's administration has been enjoying a media positive narrative. Although they are still behind in the polls by a large double- digit...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-15T17:09:41+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Why Labour Shouldn't Pin Their Hopes on 'Stevenage Woman']]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/will-stevenage-woman-really-decide-the-next-election" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98dbd6ec-db05-4e16-8162-504264a0551d</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Labour Together punctuated the news cycle over the weekend with some insightful research, presenting one model of voter segmentation. They categorised the electorate into six broad groups:Activist Left - Making...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-05-09T16:29:34+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Strike Support Determined by Striking Industry]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/strike-support-still-determined-by-striking-industry" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98f618d2-ff4a-4f30-83ec-4592c14e5dbf</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[New polling from YouGov suggests that, although the British public broadly supports strike action, this is often determined by the specific context of strikes. In particular, voters are more inclined...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-04-26T16:48:12+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Spring Thaw: Voters Say Rishi Would Make More Capable PM Than Keir]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/good-month-for-rishi-as-he-retakes-ipsos-best-pm-lead" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98d9b54d-5219-4e41-af46-bc424969a1f9</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Rishi Sunak's personal ratings have shown signs of recovery after a solid month for the Prime Minister. Ipsos MORI's latest release shows his personal approvals are up 5% on February...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-04-18T15:20:58+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Six Cabinet Ministers We Think Could Lose Their Seats on Current Polls]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/the-six-cabinet-ministers-we-think-would-lose-their-seats-on-current-polls" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98d1a889-47fb-485e-bd56-940514b7c340</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[With some minor movement in the polls over the past weeks, it's worth taking stock of the potential electoral implications of present public opinion. Our average currently has Labour leading...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-04-13T17:35:11+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[The Greens Aren't on 13% - Here's One Reason the Polling Might be Wrong]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/the-greens-arent-on-13-heres-one-reason-the-polling-might-be-wrong" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98bde100-b999-461d-b1b4-82fff5f3f3a7</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[Polling Twitter has been awash with discussion of one poll, from PeoplePolling, which put the Green party on 13%. Based on the weight of evidence, we can be confident this...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-04-12T13:06:55+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
            <entry>
            <title><![CDATA[Labour's Average Poll Lead is Perceptibly Shrinking]]></title>
            <link rel="alternate" href="https://pollingreport.uk/articles/has-labours-poll-lead-shrunk" />
            <id>https://pollingreport.uk/98a784f3-a66b-486d-be66-fc186cfa2ce4</id>
            <author>
                <name><![CDATA[Callum Jones]]></name>
            </author>
            <summary type="html">
                <![CDATA[At a recent away day to Windsor, election strategist Isaac Levido briefed Conservative MPs that Labour's polling lead was 'soft' and reports suggest the party hopes things are beginning to...]]>
            </summary>
                                    <updated>2023-04-11T18:00:08+01:00</updated>
        </entry>
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