What are Britons' personal policies on wearing shorts? Even when it's not hot: 22% Only when it's hot: 57% I will never wear shorts: 17% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

With Andy Burnham apologising for the Labour government's stance on the Gaza conflict, what do Britons think? Stance has been too pro-Israel: 28% Stance has been too pro-Palestine: 13% Stance has been about right: 18% Don't know: 41% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

If Count Binface won the Clacton by-election, do Britons think he should stay in character as an MP, or take the role seriously? Should primarily stay in character: 26% Should primarily take the role seriously: 48% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

With former financial trader Gary Stevenson advocating for a wealth tax of 2% on wealth above £10 million in a TV show this week, our poll last year found 75% of Britons would be in favour of such a tax yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

With Nigel Farage and other Reform figures coming under scrutiny over donations, 73% of Britons think Farage is sleazy, and 69% say the same of his party Govts in general: 77% sleazy 2019-24 Tory govt: 75% Farage: 73% Reform: 69% Current Labour govt: 61% Tories since 2024: 57% Starmer: 54% SNP: 51%

The Bayeaux tapestry arrived at the British Museum overnight, where it will stay for the next 12 months 45% of the public say they would be interested in seeing the tapestry yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Should there be a bank holiday in England if England win the World Cup? People in... England: 54% yes / 34% no ...Scotland: 33% / 53% ...Wales: 25% / 60% 18-24yr olds: 63% / 23% 25-49yr olds: 63% / 26% 50-64yr olds: 45% / 43% 65+yr olds: 28% / 57% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Should there be a bank holiday in England if England win the World Cup? People in... England: 54% yes / 34% no ...Scotland: 33% / 53% ...Wales: 25% / 60% 18-24yr olds: 63% / 23% 25-49yr olds: 63% / 26% 50-64yr olds: 45% / 43% 65+yr olds: 28% / 57% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

🧵/ The latest YouGov Big Survey covers the subject of Family How close do Britons say their family is? Very close: 19% Fairly close: 43% Not very close: 27% Not close at all: 9% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

59% of Britons - and 80% of those who have been watching the World Cup - say that FIFA was wrong to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun's one-match ban yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

With some people experiencing queuing times of up to 9 hours for the first Bayeaux tapestry tickets, how many Britons would be interested in seeing the Norman weaving when it comes to the UK? Very/fairly interested: 45% Not very/at all interested: 43% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Do Britons think the other parties are right to boycott the Clacton by-election? All Britons: 37% right / 25% wrong By 2024 vote Labour: 57% right / 14% wrong Lib Dem: 55% / 18% Green: 54% / 11% Con: 29% / 36% Reform: 13% / 58% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

What one news story do Britons say they heard the most about last week? (fieldwork 5-6 July 2026) World Cup-related: 36% Andy Burnham/Lab leadership-related: 27% Venezuela earthquake: 5% Heatwave: 4% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Britons tend to see Nigel Farage as decisive, but also dislikeable and untrustworthy Decisive 50% vs 33% indecisive Strong 44% vs 38% weak Competent 30% vs 54% incompetent Principled 27% vs 54% unprincipled Likeable 24% vs 62% dislike Trustworthy 16% vs 64% untrustworthy yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

🧵 Snap poll: 60% of Britons think Nigel Farage has not been honest about his financial affairs, following a speech in which the Reform UK leader triggered a by-election and criticised media claims about donations he received yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

With hunters asking to be allowed to shoot parakeets for recreational purposes, how do Britons feel about the noisy green birds? Love them: 17% Like them: 24% Neither like nor dislike them: 38% Dislike/hate them: 6% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Most Britons are opposed to consultants going on strike, following their vote to strike over pay and pensions Support: 31% Oppose: 58% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

How closely do Britons say they are following news about donations made to Nigel Farage? Very closely: 8% Fairly closely: 24% Not very closely: 26% Aware but not following: 25% Not aware: 17% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

With Nigel Farage triggering a by-election in Clacton, at which he intends to stand for re-election, our latest favourability figures found 25% of Britons with a positive opinion of the Reform UK leader, versus 65% with a negative view yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Who do Labour members want Andy Burnham to pick as chancellor? Ed Miliband: 21% Rachel Reeves: 20% Wes Streeting: 6% Darren Jones: 5% Yvette Cooper: 5% Other: 13% Don't know/no preference: 30% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 5-6 July 2026 Reform UK: 25% (+1 from 28-29 Jun) Conservatives: 21% (+1) Labour: 20% (=) Greens: 13% (=) Lib Dems: 12% (-1) SNP: 3% (=) Restore Britain: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 2% (+1) Your Party: 0% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Is it acceptable to wear shorts at the office? 69% of Britons say it is for women, and 68% for men. Belief it is ok for men to wear shorts at work has risen from 37% in 2016 yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

250 years after the US declared independence, 53% of Britons have a favourable view of George Washington - only 11% have a negative opinion of the rebel commander yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

🧵/ Two years since the general election, a new YouGov study of nearly 20,000 Britons breaks down how voting preferences look today by a range of demographic factors and how they evolved over Keir Starmer's premiership yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Most Britons support the government's decision to allow pubs to stay open until 5am on Monday morning, in order to allow fans to watch the England vs Mexico World Cup match Support: 52% Oppose: 31% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons tend to feel it's more important for an Andy Burnham government to pursue policies it believes are right than to stick to the policies in the Labour manifesto Pursue policies it believes are right: 48% Stick to manifesto promises: 16% Something else: 14% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Two years on, Britons are divided on the result of the 2024 election, with 35% feeling it would be better if the Tories had been re-elected Better if the Conservatives had won: 35% (+2 from 4 July 2025) Better that Labour won: 34% (+1) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

We still believe? Fans increasingly likely to think England won't win World Cup % saying England's best realistic hope is... -Winning World Cup: 13% (-9 from pre-tournament) -Coming 2nd: 6% (-5) -Going out in SFs: 31% (-2) -Out in QFs: 32% (+11) -Out in R16: 12% (+8) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

💦 66% of 2026 World Cup watchers have reacted negatively to hydration breaks yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

4 July marks 250yrs of US independence -10% of Brits think independence was a bad thing -53% view George Washington favourably -Over all history, 28% say US has been more a force for bad in the world vs 38% force for good -64% say US now a force for bad -35% think Trump has permanently changed US

How popular are European leaders in their own countries? June 2026 🇩🇰 Frederiksen: -9 net favourability (up 1 from May) 🇮🇹 Meloni: -14 (up 3) 🇪🇸 Sánchez: -30 (down 8) 🇬🇧 Starmer: -46 (up 5) 🇫🇷 Macron: -56 (up 4) 🇩🇪 Merz: -64 (=) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

What do you consider to be a late night? Beyond 9pm or earlier: 3% Beyond 10pm: 15% Beyond 11pm: 31% Beyond 12am: 28% Beyond 1am: 11% Beyond 2am: 6% Beyond 3am or later: 3% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons tend to expect that bills would be cheaper if utilities were nationalised, following Andy Burnham saying nationalisation would "absolutely be an option" if he was PM Water Cheaper: 39% Similar: 22% More expensive: 14% Electricity Cheaper: 39% Similar: 20% More expensive: 16%

🧵/ 71% of Britons think last week's heatwave is likely to have been caused by climate change - but willingness to support measures to tackle climate change is unaffected yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

61% of Britons now consider Reform UK to be a main party, roughly three times the number who did in the aftermath of the 2024 election % saying they are a main party Labour: 82% (-11 from July 2024) Conservatives: 78% (-7) Reform UK: 61% (+42) Lib Dems: 38% (-12) Greens: 24% (+13)

Britons tend to feel that most people would pay a fair amount under an honesty box system Pay more than a fair amount: 3% Pay a fair amount: 48% Pay less than a fair amount: 23% Pay nothing at all: 9% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Would an Andy Burnham government have a better or worse relationship with business than Keir Starmer's government? Better: 17% About the same: 35% Worse: 16% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons tend to feel companies should allow workers to finish work early today in order to watch the England game They should: 50% They should not: 32% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

🧵/ How would Britons vote, two years since the 2024 election: by ethnicity White Britons Ref: 27% Con: 19% Lab: 16% Grn: 14% LD: 13% Rst: 4% Ethnic minority Britons Lab: 26% Grn: 25% Con: 20% LD: 13% Ref: 9% Rst: 1% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

🧵/ How would Britons votes, two years since the 2024 election: by sexuality Heterosexual Ref: 26% Con: 21% Lab: 18% LD: 13% Grn: 12% Rst: 4% Not heterosexual Grn: 40% Lab: 18% LD: 13% Ref: 12% Con: 8% Rst: 2% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

🧵/ Two years since the general election, a new YouGov study of nearly 20,000 Britons breaks down how voting preferences look today by a range of demographic factors and how they evolved over Keir Starmer's premiership yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

With a £5bn hole in the PM's defence plans, 56% of Britons say military spending should be increased - but what are they willing to support for this? Raise Additional tax rate +43 net support Reduce out-of-work welfare +36 Raise Higher tax rate +20 Reduce renewable energy funding +15

Did you regularly get detentions at school? Very regularly: 2% Fairly regularly: 7% Not very regularly: 36% Never: 51% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons are divided over Andy Burnham's plans to continue to use his current home in Manchester as his main residence rather than No10 Downing Street Support: 37% Oppose: 33% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Do Britons think Andy Burnham would govern in the interests of the whole country, or the North? Mainly in the interests of the North: 27% In the interests of the whole country: 23% Something else: 15% Don't know: 35% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 27-29 June 2026 Approve: 20% (+3 from 20-21 June) Disapprove: 64% (=) Net: -44 (+3) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...

YouGov most important issues tracker, 27-29 June 2026 Economy: 50% (-1) Immigration: 50% (+1) Defence: 28% (-5) Health: 25% (-1) Welfare: 21% (+2) Crime: 18% (-4) Environment: 18% (+2) Britain leaving the EU: 17% (+4) Tax: 16% (+2) Housing: 15% (=) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 28-29 June 2026 Reform UK: 24% (-1 from 21-22 Jun) Conservatives: 20% (=) Labour: 20% (+2) Greens: 13% (-2) Lib Dems: 13% (-1) Restore Britain: 3% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 1% (+1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

As the country returns to more typical summer temperatures after last week's heatwave, 26% of Britons are already hoping for another one Hoping there is another heatwave: 26% (-20 from 5 June) Hoping there is not another heatwave: 64% (+20) yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...

Britons tend to support the government's decision to scrap the two century-old law that made rough sleeping a criminal offence Support: 46% Oppose: 39% yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...