Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
25 June 2023
From 33:50, UK Director Luke Tryl discusses current state of UK public opinion, particularly on Rishi Sunak
The Independent
22 June 2023
Polling by More in Common, a think tank, that I have seen suggests that while inflation remains the main enemy in the public's eyes, concerns about interest rates is on the rise. Worryingly for Sunak, the mortgage crisis could entrench his image as being “out of touch”. Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common, told me: "When asked about competence or honesty, Sunak polls far ahead of Boris Johnson. But his achilles heel continues to be the question of whether he can relate to people's everyday lives - with red wall voters, in particular, more likely to assume that Boris rather than Rishi can relate to them. That could become a bigger problem for the prime minister as the mortgage crunch starts to bite ushering in a second wave of the cost-of-living crisis, with the public already asking whether he truly understands their struggles."
ITV Peston
21 June 2023
Polling from More in Common featured on ITV's 'Peston' show, on public reaction to a potential new Conservative or Labour government
Politico London Playbook
20 June 2023
A More in Common poll shared exclusively with Playbook puts Labour up a stonking 5 points since May on 47 percent, with the Conservatives down 3 on 28 percent. The Liberal Democrats are also down 3, to 10 percent. Full stats here. Worryingly for Sunak, cost of living is named by 74 percent of voters as a pressing concern. The only glimmer of light for the Tories is a stat showing Sunak and Starmer neck and neck on preferred PM, with both on 34 percent.
Politics Live
19 June 2023
From 14:43, UK Director Luke Tryl discusses the impact of partygate on public attitudes to politics and the Conservative party
The Times
18 June 2023
What about the other sides of the great Boris electoral coalition, which delivered that 80-seat majority just 42 months ago? It is these voters, many of whom lent their vote to the Conservatives for the first time, that feel most let-down, according to Luke Tryl of the More In Common think tank.
The tone in his red wall focus groups is sour. “He was sat eating birthday cake with all his mates and the nurses were on the front line,” said Cordeilia, a family support worker from Leigh, Greater Manchester. “I’m glad he’s gone now because he just couldn’t help himself,” added Morgan, a gardener from Don Valley, South Yorkshire.