14 April 2023
A poll carried out over the last week by the More in Common think tank, the public opinion specialists, has found that views of the policy are relatively unchanged since it was first announced. The survey, carried out between April 6 to 11, found that 46 per cent of people still support it, compared with 27 per cent who oppose it.
14 April 2023
Luke Tryl, More in Common UK Director "As with so many controversial policies, there’s a tendency to assume that public opinion on the government’s approach to small boat crossings splits into stark pro and anti camps. But one year on from the pledge to deport migrants who cross the Channel to Rwanda, our polling finds the public’s views are more nuanced than some politicians suggest"
14 April 2023
Almost half of Britons still support the Government's plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda - although most don't believe it will end the Channel migrant crisis. It was exactly a year ago today that the £120million Rwanda scheme was announced by then home secretary Priti Patel...A poll by the More In Common think tank, carried out between April 6 to 11, found that 46 per cent of people still support the Rwanda scheme.
14 April 2023
Will Suella Braverman go the same way? Well, today marks one year since the UK signed the deal to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, and it’s pretty clear at this point that she is not going to be the home secretary who ‘‘stops the boats”. More than 1,000 people were recorded as making the crossing in the seven days to April 9. A poll carried out by the More in Common think tank found 48 per cent of people felt that the Rwanda policy would not make a difference to the number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats (34 per cent thought it would).
14 April 2023
The party has seen a declining poll lead in the wake of the new attack strategy, with its lead over the Tories shrinking to 14 points.
The poll, conducted by More in Common on April 6 to 11, saw 44 percent of people back Labour, while 30 percent said they backed the Conservatives.
This is the narrowest lead recorded by More in Common since July last year.
14 April 2023
'They’re not opposed to Rwanda morally, but it does matter who we’re talking about here.' Senior Associate at More in Common, Conleth Burns, discusses the Rwanda policy for migrants as it marks one year since the plan was announced by Boris Johnson.