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Bloomberg

3 June 2023

Bloomberg

Even so, Johnson’s intervention could mark a turning point for Sunak, not only in his standoff with the Covid inquiry, but also his control of the party. “Every day that Boris Johnson is in the news reinforces a growing perception, even among his fans in the electorate, that he just isn’t strong enough to see off the former prime minister and that this continues to be the Boris show,” said Luke Tryl, a former Conservative government adviser who is now the UK director of the More In Common think tank.

Sky News

1 June 2023

The Take with Sophy Ridge

From 34:30, UK Director Luke Tryl discusses More in Common's latest research on attitudes to Starmer and Sunak

Politico London Playbook

31 May 2023

Politico London Playbook

CAN MILLENNIALS SAVE RISHI? Not likely, according to More in Common polling written up in a column by the i paper’s Paul Waugh. On Tuesday an Onward report said Sunak could draw hope from the fact voters in their 30s liked him way more than his party. But More in Common asked voters how much of an “asset” they thought each Sunak and Starmer were to their parties — and the two leaders fared very similarly. More in this Luke Tryl thread.

The Independent

31 May 2023

The Independent

But there’s also another difficulty, and one unearthed in new research by the More in Common think-tank. Instead of asking traditional questions about party leader approval ratings, they asked how much of an “asset” the leaders were to their parties.

If Sunak really were a better presidential performer, you would expect his asset rating to be much higher. Unfortunately for him and for Conservative Campaigns HQ, both men are pretty similar (Sunak is seen as a net asset by 7 points, Starmer by 6 points).

The Telegraph

31 May 2023

The Telegraph

Separate research carried out by More in Common at the end of 2021 found that the tax was particularly unpopular among Red Wall voters.

Luke Tryl, its director, said that it was “a deeply unpopular tax and the one people are second most likely to say is too high, only behind council tax”.

He added that voters “who swung to the Tories in 2019 in places like the Red Wall” were the most opposed, even though most are unlikely to pay the duty.

Huffington Post

29 May 2023

Huffington Post

People across the UK view the country as “broken”, a “mess”, “expensive”, “struggling” and in “crisis”, according to a new poll. A survey conducted for the The New Britain Project think-tank by More in Common and shared with HuffPost UK has captured the mood of the nation. Of the words picked, “broken” was the top choice, used by 162 people. In second place was “mess” with 118.