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Daily Mail

21 July 2023

Daily Mail

The survey of 2,052 adults by think tank and pollster More in Common conducted after last week's pay award found only 19 per cent disagreed with the government's figure, with widespread backing across supporters of all major political parties.

Some 45 per cent say junior doctors are wrong to continue strike action in light of the hike and only 38 per cent say they are right to plough on. This is a significant reversal from a previous poll in May, when 48 per cent supported the medics and 35 per cent said they should return to the wards.

Luke Tryl, UK Director of More in Common, said: 'Having been offered a pay deal which the public think is fair, if overdue - sympathy for striking doctors appears to be wearing thin. Support for striking doctors has reversed compared with our previous polling suggesting that it is now the BMA not the government who has to win the battle for public opinion.'

The i

20 July 2023

The i

The majority of voters think that the Minister for Immigration made the wrong decision in instructing staff at an asylum centre to paint over a mural of Mickey Mouse, polling from More in Common shows.

“As this polling shows, the danger for Sunak’s Government is that they risk ending up in the worst of all worlds – failing despite endless promises, to meet people’s expectation of stopping Channel crossings but instead recreating a ‘nasty party’ image through what the public see as acts of wanton cruelty”, adds Luke Tryl.

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The i

20 July 2023

The i

Asked which party they trusted more to stop crossings, more than half the public (58 per cent) said “neither”, the More In Common survey shared exclusively with i showed.

Only around one in five trusted the Tories (22 per cent) or Labour (20 per cent) to get a handle on the crisis, despite the Prime Minister making “stop the boats” one of his key five pledges.

The Independent

17 July 2023

The Independent

Voters across Britain want Labour to increase penalties for polluting water companies and to toughen its stance on the environment, new research shared with i has shown.

A series of focus groups held by the More in Common think-tank and coalition group Unchecked UK suggested environmental issues will become a key battleground in the run-up to the general election amid widespread fury over sewage spills into Britain’s rivers.

Westminster Hour

16 July 2023

Westminster Hour

UK Director Luke Tryl discusses the state of public opinion regarding the three upcoming by-elections (from 32:00)