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The party of the "I'm alright, Jacks"? How Labour are losing voters feeling the squeeze | Survation With today’s Autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves faces the prospect of a £20bn hole in the public finances and, after flirting with tax rises and spending...

Also in partnership with the UK Spirits Alliance, we uncovered that 56% of would-be Labour voters noted the cost of living as one of the top three issues personally impacting them (-14 on the national average).

See the full analysis: survation.com/the-party-of...

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Graduate Perspectives on the Samuel Leeds Academy | Survation Survation conducted a survey on behalf of Samuel Leeds between the 19th August and the 10th September aimed at understanding the attitudes of those who...

For Samuel Leeds, we interviewed 187 Samuel Leeds Academy graduates and enrolees, demonstrating that 91% deemed the Samuel Leeds Academy to be worth the financial investment.

Check out our case study assessing the research's impact: survation.com/graduate-per...

6/7

Landlords sound alarm over strain on gin and whisky suppliers in Budget warning Distillers warned the spirits industry is 'on its knees' and urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to consider imposing a new freeze on excise duty in the upcoming Budget

On behalf of the UK Spirits Alliance, our polling of British pubs ahead of the Autumn Budget found 3 in 10 fear their business won't survive the next 12 months (equivalent to 11,000 pubs).

Find out more in the Mirror: mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

5/7

Only 8% of MPs think raising taxes alone is the answer, new polling shows - most back fiscal rule reform as Reeves faces Budget test | Survation Recent comments by former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane have reignited debate about whether the UK’s fiscal rules are fit for purpose. Writing...

Ahead of the Budget, our polling of MPs with
@econchange.bsky.social found that only 8% thought that the government should increase taxes to fund public investment and spending.

For the implications: survation.com/only8ofmpsth...

4/7

Starmer would lose leadership contest to Streeting, Rayner, Burnham and Miliband - LabourList Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband would all win a head-to-head leadership contest against Keir Starmer, exclusive polling of Labour members reveals.

Our latest poll of Labour members with @labourlist.bsky.social showed 54% want a change of leadership ahead of the next general election, and that Starmer would lose leadership challenges from Burnham, Rayner, Miliband, and Streeting

The results in full: labourlist.org/2025/11/keir...

3/7

Labour failing to win over enough of Britain’s Progressive Majority, with Reform still top of the polls | Survation Reform UK continues to lead in our Westminster voting intention polling on 29% (-1 since September). Those lagging behind remain in the same order, with:...

Reform still leads in our voting intention polling on 29%, compared to Labour's 22%. Looking at the results amongst Britain's Progressive Majority, just 33% of British progressives intend to vote Labour.

For more: survation.com/labour-faili...

2/7

Survation November Newsletter: Budget Business

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We are delighted to welcome Charlotte Forrest as a Client Development Executive in the growing Survation Policy Intelligence Unit. Her joining comes at a time when we are continuing to build our work in the public and third sectors.

Connect with Charlotte on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/hp8FA

6/6

Recent work in partnership with RED-SPINEL for their latest Foresight Policy Research Report highlighted the current condition of democracy in the EU, with 88% of policymakers, academics, and civil society leaders believing democracy is at risk.

Read the report in full: shorturl.at/Td93f

5/6

Analysing open text responses from our latest poll with @labourlist.bsky.social, there are running themes amongst the Labour membership that help us to explain Powell's victory (and Phillipson's defeat).

@chrisrsurvation.bsky.social unpacks the findings: shorturl.at/BQyBp

4/6

For the @citizensarrestnet.bsky.social, we found that three-quarters (74%) of the public want chief executives and senior board directors of companies that damage the environment to be held to account.

Our Researcher, Ramnique, analyses the results: shorturl.at/9mFY4

3/6

The Caerphilly Senedd by-election sent shockwaves through Wales - and Downing Street. Our poll with @camlascymru.bsky.social accurately predicted the collapse in support for Labour and the Conservatives.

@damiansurvation.bsky.social and @chrisrsurvation.bsky.social discuss: shorturl.at/aioKW

2/6

Survation October Newsletter: Long Nights, Illuminating Insights

This month, we've covered Welsh politics, the Labour deputy leadership election, and much more.

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Elsewhere, the SNP have taken a 17 point lead in Holyrood voting intention. Additionally, they lead in Westminster voting intention with +16 over Reform and Labour.

Get the results in full: shorturl.at/8QbnB

10/10

Diving into immigration, our polling over the summer found:

- Almost half of the public are broadly opposed to immigration
- 74% of Reform would-be voters were opposed, whilst 50% of those intending to vote Labour were in favour

Read @chrisrsurvation.bsky.social's report: shorturl.at/ZW6FV

9/10

Our recent work tracking political attitudes was picked up by Labour Home, showing:

- Reform are the most trusted party on immigration and even on the cost of living
- Labour come out as most trusted on the NHS

@chrisrsurvation.bsky.social analyses the results: shorturl.at/J60RX

8/10

In the workplace, our research with the TUC
explored public attitudes to AI and work, finding:

- 51% of UK adults worry about AI's impact on their job
- 62% of 25-24 year-olds are concerned about the impact it will have

Get more coverage in @theguardian.com: shorturl.at/I2bpX

7/10

We also found that pressure on Starmer is mounting from the membership, with a majority (53%) now believing that the party should have a change of leader going into the next general election.

Read the full report: shorturl.at/UtGQG

6/10

With @labourlist.bsky.social, our latest poll of Labour members showed Lucy Powell extend her lead over Bridget Phillipson to almost double what it was earlier in September.

For more on these results: shorturl.at/p0gGK

5/10

For the third year in a row, we partnered with @bbc5live.bsky.social and BBC Bitesize to capture the views of British teenagers. The work revealed a varied picture.

Our Researcher, Tom, explores the findings: shorturl.at/795iM

4/10

Also with 38Degrees, our MRP results showed that, if a general election were held tomorrow, Farage would be in a strong position to form the next government.

@lbc.co.uk's coverage can be found here: shorturl.at/t6p1d

3/10

In partnership with @38degrees.bsky.social, our 8,000 strong poll of the British public revealed 5 key groups that make up the country's "Progressive Majority".

Despite divisions, the segments were united by their care for the NHS and cost of living.

Find out more: x.com/Survation/st...

2/10

Survation Newsletter: Conference Special

This month’s research captured the national mood and that of the Labour membership's, but also covered AI, the lives of British teens, and the SNP.

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Get the data:

Survation interviewed 1,112 Labour Party members from LabourList’s database. Fwk 12-14 September 2025. Tables available here: files.survation.com/s/jW77O0Nwfi...

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Views on Labour’s direction:

➡️Only 25% of members say the party is heading in the right direction.
➡️67% believe it’s on the wrong track.

Phillipson is the candidate of ‘right direction’ members. Powell dominates among the majority who think the party is going the wrong way.

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Views on Keir Starmer:

- Just 26% of Labour members hold a favourable opinion of Starmer as Labour Leader
- 59% view him unfavourably, with 15% neither favourable nor unfavourable

Members unhappy with Starmer overwhelmingly back Powell, while Phillipson relies on those with a favourable view

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Among *likely* voters (undecideds squeezed):

➡️Powell surges to 61% vs. Phillipson on 39%.

Clear momentum for Powell as the contest sharpens.

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When pressed, 59% of those currently Undecided with a view either way lean towards Powell, compared to 41% for Phillipson.

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Deputy Leadership Polling of Labour Members

➡️Lucy Powell leads with 47% support among members likely to vote
➡️Bridget Phillipson trails with 30%
➡️23% remain Undecided

Part of our partnership with @labourlist.bsky.social as seen on @itvpeston.bsky.social

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Labour's Next Deputy Leader?
In terms of an ideological battle, there’s likely little perceived difference between Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson. In our councillor perceptions study of MPs on economic issues (mpsleftright.co.uk), both scored near-identical results.