Social Media Ideas for Lord Ashcroft Polls

Lord Ashcroft: Should we keep the triple lock, should (and will) taxes rise in the Budget, will Burnham try to rejoin th...

My latest poll looks in detail at the characters of the main parties and their leaders, whether people’s front doors are open, ajar or closed to each one, what they think of Number...

Lord Ashcroft: My latest polling – Whose side is Andy Burnham on, does he have a plan, what will happen to taxes, and do...

My latest poll looks in detail at early impressions of Andy Burnham as prime minister: whose side is he on, does he have a plan, what do people make of his ideas, and where should...

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me.’ My Clacton by-election focus...

At least as many, however, thought they should have contested the election, providing some proper opposition to Farage and offering local voters a real alternative: “If you’re dedi...

Lord Ashcroft: Is political news biased? Does social media make things better or worse? And what should leaders say abou...

The country faces difficult problems and is increasingly polarised and fragmented. It cannot be governed by shallow soundbites or by the politics of victimhood and division. The Br...

LORD ASHCROFT: Yes, the Burnham bounce is real - but voters are already asking: how WILL we pay for all of those promise...

What to make of the Burnham bounce? Labour have found themselves ahead in recent polls - a situation hard to imagine even a few weeks ago.

Lord Ashcroft: “Show us what your plan is, at least. Then we can see if you achieve any of it”

My latest focus groups took place in Leeds, Halesowen and Solihull, where we heard from uncommitted voters about their views on the early weeks of Andy Burnham, and their hopes and...

‘Burnham bounce’ is over, pollsters warn

Exclusive: Polling experts say the boost Labour received from changing prime minister is not enough to win a general election

Burnham bounce sees Labour ahead in latest poll - so will he be brave and call snap election?

Labour is now backed by 24 per cent of Britons, with Reform dropping to 22 per cent support - their lowest score since March last year.

Reform and Tory-linked polling firm 'clearly' breached rules, industry body says

A UK polling firm favoured by the right-wing media and founded by former Tory staffers is guilty of “clear” rule breaches, the British Polling Council has said ...

Our Survey: What about the Burnham ‘bounce’ – as Farage’s Clacton farago goes exactly as expected

Conservative members overwhelmingly (76.4 per cent) thought Burham would get a bounce in the polls for Labour, but that it won't last. The 10.9 percent who thought it could last a...

Our Survey: Badenoch backed on candidates and the party not running in Clacton

80 per cent of Conservative members think it's right to hold new candidates to supporting the party policy on net-zero and the ECHR, and 73.4 per cent backed the decision not field...

Lord Ashcroft: ‘He might be hopeless, but he seems genuine.’ My focus groups on the early days of Andy Burnham

Even so, the groups largely had the impression that Burnham had a plan for government, even if the details were yet to emerge. This in itself was a contrast with the Starmer years....

POLL: Should Labour’s immigration reforms be watered down?

Readers can vote in our online poll on whether the overhaul should be weakened

Shock poll sees Conservatives leapfrog Reform as Kemi Badenoch pushes Nigel Farage into third place

Pollster Luke Tryl said it is the highest Conservative vote share since January, and Reform's lowest in 18 months in a bad sign for Mr Farage's party.

Public thinks Nigel Farage battling with Count Binface to avoid scrutiny, poll finds

EXCLUSIVE: Polling reveals 52% of voters believe Nigel Farage decided to fight a by-election in Clacton in order to divert attention away from a standards probe into a £5million 'g...

Hard work or humour? Take the British values quiz

Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigrationYou may think it’s a commitment to buying a round, the ability to chat...

Should We Ever Trust Polls Again? 

Lord Ashcroft: Another new prime minister. But is the UK ungovernable?

Starmer’s defenders sometimes argue that he is the victim of voters’ unwillingness to show any patience or accept tough choices. Yet his political downfall is attributable to neith...

Hipkins says private poll ‘significantly better’ for Labour, but won’t reveal the result

Chris Hipkins says Labour’s own polling puts it above 30%, but he won’t reveal the result as he faces questions over the party’s slump.

Labour inches ahead in polls for first time in 16 months - but Burnham insists he would 'rule out' a general election

Just over a quarter of Brits would now vote for Labour in a general election , catapulting the party ahead of Reform for the first time since March last year.

What was Keir Starmer's best achievement in government? Take our poll and have your say

In his final Cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning, Keir Starmer highlighted his proudest achievements while in government, pointing to the UK economy, improvements to the NHS and i...

What about the exit poll for the Clacton by-election?

The Clacton by-election took place on Thursday with Nigel Farage looking to retain his seat against 33 other candidates in an unusual contest.

Carney Liberals cling to nine-point lead as byelections loom

New Liaison Strategies poll shows Liberals leading Tories by nine points as federal byelections are called in three key ridings

From independence to Andy Burnham: What we learnt from our exclusive polling

THIS week The National has run a series of exclusive polls in which we asked questions most corners of the Scottish press ...