The Guardian
25 July 2023
Ditching green policies may not be the vote winner Sunak expects
Action on the climate crisis has very high levels of public support in the UK, backed – until now – by political consensus. Tackling it is a priority for Tory and Labour supporters, while half of all voters believe the government is not doing enough to get to net zero, according to polling by More In Common.
“It would be a mistake for politicians to misinterpret the Uxbridge result and end up on the wrong side of public opinion,” said Luke Tryl, the director of More in Common. “Our polling and focus groups are clear. If the Conservative party were to deliberately tarnish its green credentials, it would risk further damaging the party’s prospects with the two voting blocs they most need to win back: voters in the blue and red wall.”