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UK defence minister Wallace front-runner to lead Conservatives: poll

British defence minister Ben Wallace was the favourite among Conservative party members to be the next party leader, the results of a YouGov poll showed on Thursday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to resign.

Reuters

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? Millionaire oil exec Chancellor who claimed expenses at his stables

Boris Johnson loyalist Nadhim Zahawi took the job of Chancellor of the Exchequer last night after Rishi Sunak’s shock resignation, rocketing him from the post of Education Secretary

Daily Mirror

Nadhim Zahawi, from fleeing Iraq as a child to Chancellor, via YouGov, vaccine roll-out and education

Represents Shakespeare's constituency and has spoken of how poet Philip Larkin helped him improve his English as a teenager

Wales Online

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Majority of Tory voters now want Johnson to quit, YouGov poll suggests

Number of Britons in favour of PM reached record high of 69 per cent

The Independent UK

Bristol could be the capital of the UK

YouGov poll shows support for the idea is growing - from tiny to small

Bristol Post

Scottish independence referendum explained as date set for vote

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that a new referendum on Scottish independence will be held next year, but there are many questions that remain unanswered

Glasgow Live

Shona Robison says Scottish Government 'needs to do more' to offer good quality affordable housing

This official opening comes following a report, released by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and conducted by YouGov, which found that two-thirds of people in Scotland do not believe there is enough good quality low-cost housing available for rent in their local area.

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'Forgotten' renters hope recent federal election will turn the tide for housing policies

Rosie Wallis has been renting her entire adult life and, like many renters, she has felt neglected — politically — in a nation that tends to focus on home buyers.

ABC News

Talking Point: Has your view on Brexit changed?

Some people’s views may have changed with the benefit of hindsight having seen what’s happened since the Brexit referendum

Evening Standard

Brexit: More Britons now say UK was wrong to quit the EU

Polls show average annual gap between those who believe it was ‘wrong’ to vote to Leave compared to ‘right’ has risen to double digits for the first time

Evening Standard

Conservatives’ alarm grows over threat of tactical voting in safe seats

Last week’s byelection losses saw huge swings to the best-placed Tory opponent – without any formal electoral pact

The Guardian - UK

‘Shopping is a nightmare’: how ADHD affects people’s spending habits

Research shared exclusively with Guardian Money shows the effects the condition can have on finances

The Guardian - UK

A harsh lesson for the Tories: you can’t outrun tactical voting

The dramatic Tiverton and Honiton result shows how strategic anti-Conservative voting could decide the next general election, says Peter Kellner, a former president of YouGov

The Guardian - UK

Scottish independence: What every indyref2 poll has said over the last year

Since June 25, 2021 there have been 23 polls conducted by pollsters for a number of media organisations with the independence side leading in just three surveys.

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Mick Lynch’s PR war is key to determining if rail strikes will succeed

Analysis: RMT boss has become key figure, getting public onside with cool performances justifying action

Wales Online

61% would struggle to tell if someone they knew felt suicidal

New research conducted by YouGov for CALM has uncovered new insights into the public's understanding of suicide

The Independent UK

Collapse in Tory support threatens ‘Conservative Celtic fringe’ in southwest, poll finds

Dramatic 19-point fall in vote share threatens 15 seats, including constituency of Jacob Rees-Mogg

Insider UK

Flexible working has 'hugely positive impact' on Scottish workers

More than half of employers in Scotland have seen increase in hybrid working, compared to pre-pandemic

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Wales Online

Rail strikes 'justified' say majority of UK adults

However the fieldwork was conducted before the strike began

The National (Scotland)

Scots more supportive of RMT rail strikes than rest of UK, YouGov poll finds

Services across Scotland were impacted because of the strikes, but Scots are supportive of RMT union members taking to the picket line

Tribune News Service

More than half of global consumers didn’t save during pandemic

More than half of consumers in major economies didn’t build up their savings during the pandemic, a survey shows.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden approval rating remains at low point as midterm elections loom

More Americans are expressing disapproval of Joe Biden than at any point in his term so far

The Guardian - UK

Why do polling firms like YouGov tweak polls? Because they are scared of being wrong

The pressure to avoid mistakes can force pollsters to second-guess themselves, just as YouGov did in 2017, says Peter Kellner, a former president of YouGov

The Independent UK

Pollster retracts claim about YouGov

Chris Curtis apologised and said he was ‘happy to clarify the position and apologise to YouGov for any confusion caused’.

The Guardian - UK

YouGov sat on 2017 poll as it was too positive on Labour, claims ex-employee

Polling firm denies allegation it drew back from publishing some data showing Corbyn’s Labour doing wellUpdate: on 10 June 2022, Chris Curtis retracted his claim that the poll was suppressed

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