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Labour has obliterated Reform’s poll lead

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:28 July 2026
Post last modified:28 July 2026

Now that Keir Starmer has gone, the much anticipated ‘Burnham Bounce’ seems to have materialised. If Andy Burnham can keep this momentum going for Labour, it will be bad news for Reform UK and the Green Party. BREAKING | Labour surge to poll LEAD (!) Lab: 28% ( +4 ) Ref: 24% ( -2 ) Con: 22% ( – ) Lib: 12% ( +1 ) Grn: 8% ( -3 ) { Seats } Lab: 246 Con: 128 Ref: 115 Lib: 72 Nat: 59 Grn: 8 Poll: More in Common, 24-27 Jul (+/- vs 22 Jul) pic.twitter.com/AkKoPyIlQf — Stats for Lefties (@LeftieStats)…

Poll shows nine in 10 families feel summer money pressures

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:18 July 2026
Post last modified:18 July 2026

The vast majority of parents in Britain and the north of Ireland feel “financial and emotional pressure” during the summer, according to research carried out by Save the Children. The charity polled 2,000 parents and found 88% are struggling with money worries during the long days, triggered by factors like added childcare costs and the pressure to take their children on holidays abroad. Labour has made some minor inroads into tackling poverty, but many of its measures have been inadequate given the scale of the crisis. Save the Children‘s executive director for UK impact, Dan Paskins, said: No parent should be…

Poll shows big movements in the Greater Manchester mayor race

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:15 July 2026

New polling has come out for the Greater Manchester mayor race, and it’s showing some significant movements: A new poll has just dropped for Greater Manchester. Labour – 25%Greens – 15%Reform – fighting a bin in Clacton Sign up to our actions days to help get Geraldine Coggins elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. pic.twitter.com/DolJ8JKpxo — The Green Party (@TheGreenParty) July 13, 2026 Does this show that the Greens are on a path to victory? Greater Manchester mayor race Admittedly, Zack Polanski is being a bit cheeky by not showing the overall polling, which looks like this: POLL | Greater Manchester Mayor:…

Poll shows alarming support in north of Ireland for racist rioters

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:9 July 2026
Post last modified:9 July 2026

Research group More In Common (MiC) has published the shocking result of a poll showing that more than 1 in 6 of the north of Ireland’s population are unconcerned about racist rioters burning migrants out of their homes. Extent of racist attitudes in the north of Ireland MiC asked participants the following: In Belfast, some homes and businesses belonging to migrants have been set on fire or attacked. How concerned are you, if at all, about people being forced out of their homes or businesses in Northern Ireland because of their nationality or ethnic background? 13% of respondents said they were…

Labour overtake Reform in a national poll for first time since 2025

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:30 June 2026
Post last modified:1 July 2026

In a further sign that the public is responding positively to Andy Burnham, Labour has topped Reform in a national poll for the first time since mid-2025: POLL | With Burnham, Labour LEAD Lab: 27% ( +4 ) Ref: 26% ( –1 ) Con: 19% ( –1 ) Grn: 11% ( –2 ) Lib: 11% ( – ) Poll: BMG Research, 23 – 24 June––(+/– vs standard voting intention) pic.twitter.com/FcysgjQIOk — Stats for Lefties (@LeftieStats) June 29, 2026 Can Burnham hold on to this lead? We’ve got serious doubts about that. But for now, things do seem to be shifting in…

Poll has Labour leading Greater Manchester mayor race

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:25 June 2026
Post last modified:25 June 2026

Polling has emerged for the Greater Manchester mayor race, and it shows that Labour is starting the by-election in poll position: Greater Manchester Mayor First Preference Voting Intention: LAB: 33.2% (-30.2) REF: 30.1% (+22.6) GRN: 12.3% (+5.4) CON: 11.1% (+0.7) LDEM: 7.6% (+2.5) From FocusData / Hope Not HateFrom 22nd May – 5th JuneChanges with 2024 Mayoral Election — PolliticsUK (@PolliticsUK) June 25, 2026 All to play for The reason we’re having a Greater Manchester mayor by-election is because the old mayor – Andy Burnham – just became the MP for Makerfield. The reason he did that is because he wants…

Shocking trade union poll is terrible news for Starmer’s Labour

Post author:Ed Sykes
Post published:1 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

A new poll has shown Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is rapidly losing the support of trade unionists. And it seems to be the billionaire-backed Thatcherites and ex-Tories of Reform who are making the most of Labour’s collapse. Trade unionists overwhelmingly say ‘Labour has lost touch’ Right-wing pollster JL Partners, whose co-founders have deep roots in the Conservative Party, asked 1,002 trade union members about political parties and leaders. And although 48% of the members who’d voted in the 2024 general election said they’d opted for Labour, only 28% said they would do the same today. Reform, meanwhile, went up from 16%…