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The Times

21 August 2023

Less than a quarter of the public think Britain should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), according to a new poll.

It also found that pledging to leave the ECHR at the election would lose twice as many votes for the Conservatives as they would gain from the promise.

The polling, carried out last week by More in Common, a think tank, found that 49 per cent want Britain to remain a member of the convention, which Winston Churchill helped to create in 1951. Leaving the ECHR was only supported by 23 per cent of people. The same proportion said they did not know.

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20 August 2023

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Voters told a More In Common poll they trust Keir Starmer more on most ‘culture war’ issues but they do not want ‘woke’ to be a priority ahead of the next election

Yorkshire Post

19 August 2023

Yorkshire Post

Op-ed from UK director Luke Tryl: Afghan families have been let down by the government’s failure to live up to its promise of a warm welcome

The Telegraph

19 August 2023

The Telegraph

Half of voters blame the Government for spiralling NHS waiting lists, a new poll reveals.

The survey, for More in Common, shows that only one in 10 believe striking doctors and nurses bear responsibility.

The findings will come as a blow to Rishi Sunak, who has made clearing the backlog one of his five central pledges ahead of the next election.

Tortoise

18 August 2023

Tortoise

Final thought: More in Common, a think tank, found that almost three-quarters of Homes for Ukraine hosts would be willing to support Afghan families, including the next wave of Afghan arrivals.

The Independent

18 August 2023

The Independent

Luke Tryl, director of More In Common, said while it was “sensible” of the Tories to try and tie Sir Keir to eco-protesters such as Just Stop Oil.

“But if they come across as Morrison anti-action (on climate change) it’ll backfire simply because the anti-action group in The electorate starts so small.”

Mr Tryl also warned that the attacks on Labour may have worked in the Jeremy Corbyn-era “but it is harder when you can’t imagine Starmer painting someone orange”, in evidence that the party has succeeded so far in avoiding scaring voters.