But if a cap on bosses' wages at a company set at 10x the level of the lowest wages at that company, what do Britons think the effect would be?
Lowest wages would rise: 19%
Highest wages would fall: 19%
Both equally: 18%
It wouldn't really do either: 19%
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The Greens have proposed capping top wages in a company at 10x the level of the lowest wages - a move that 65% of Britons would support
Strongly support: 41%
Somewhat support: 24%
Somewhat oppose: 10%
Strongly oppose: 7%
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Should Keir Starmer resign?
Should: 43% (-1 from 3 Mar)
Should not: 33% (+2)
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53% of Britons think Keir Starmer has not been honest about how the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the US was made - just 16% think he has
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With figures showing 179 prisoners in E&W were released in error in the last year, our recent study found that 56% of people have little to no confidence in the prison system to keep people imprisoned
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Full results on whether Britons think it is acceptable for people who choose to live near existing nightlife venues to make subsequent noise complaints yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
With a man living above Heaven nightclub in London now found guilty of using AI to make fake noise complaints against the club (open since 1979), 74% of Britons say it is unacceptable for people who choose to live near existing venues to make noise complaints
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With i News this week debating whether children should be allowed in pubs, here's what the public told us in 2024
Pubs that serve meals
Allow anywhere: 37%
Restricted areas: 53%
Ban entirely: 7%
Pubs that don't serve meals
Allow anywhere: 17%
Restricted areas: 46%
Ban entirely: 34%
How do 2024 voters differ when asked to name the top issues in their local area?
Most common answer among...
Reform UK: immigration (46%)
Conservative: roads (46%)
Lib Dems: roads (42%)
Labour: cost of living (38%)
Green: cost of living (35%)
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Ahead of the coming local, mayoral and devolved elections, what do Britons say are the top issues in their local area?
Top 5
1 Roads (potholes, parking, etc): 37%
2 Economy, cost of living: 35%
3 GPs/hospitals: 29%
4 Immigration: 19%
5 Crime: 18%
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With George Robertson saying "We are under attack. We are not safe... Britain's national security and safety is in peril", how much danger do Britons think other countries pose to the UK at present?
Great deal: 20%
Moderate level: 52%
Not much: 14%
None at all: 2%
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Where do Britons fall on increasing defence spending if doing so meant less money for other public services?
Increase defence spending, even if means less for other services: 39%
Maintain public services spending, even if means defence spending can't be increased: 31%
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With former NATO chief George Robertson criticising the government for complacency on defence, 69% of Britons say the UK is not well prepared for a major conflict
Very/fairly well prepared: 19%
Not very well/at all prepared: 69%
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YouGov most important issues tracker, 11-13 April 2026
Economy: 55% (+2 from 4-6 Apr)
Immigration: 47% (-1)
Defence: 30% (-1)
Health: 27% (-2)
Welfare: 19% (+4)
Crime: 17% (-5)
Housing: 16% (+1)
Tax: 16% (+1)
Environment: 15% (+1)
Britain leaving EU: 13% (-3)
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Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 11-13 April 2026
Approve: 15% (-1 from 4-6 Apr)
Disapprove: 67% (+4)
Net: -52 (-5)
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If schools taught children aged 14-16 about mortgages, how likely or unlikely do you think most children would remember what they were taught by the time it came to buy their first home?
Very likely: 7%
Fairly likely: 46%
Fairly unlikely: 27%
Very unlikely: 10%
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With a Telegraph interactive examining how easy it is for a couple with 2 children in London to live on a single-earner income of £115,000, how easy or difficult do Britons think that would be?
Easy: 31%
Neither easy nor difficult: 17%
Difficult: 34%
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What news story did Britons hear the most about last week (fieldwork 12-13 April)
Iran conflict (all): 64%
- In general: 51%
- Ceasefire talks: 7%
- Oil/fuel price increases: 4%
- Strait of Hormuz: 2%
Artemis II: 11%
Trump [general]: 5%
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How well prepared for a pandemic do NHS workers think the health service is compared to pre-Covid?
Much more well prepared: 5%
Somewhat more well prepared: 36%
About the same: 37%
Somewhat less well prepared: 11%
Much less well prepared: 5%
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69% of NHS workers say the health service is poorly prepared for another pandemic
Very well prepared: 0%
Fairly well prepared: 22%
Fairly poorly prepared: 43%
Very poorly prepared: 26%
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When it comes to regional investment, which would you prioritise?
Investing in the poorest places, even if it produces less economic return: 53%
Investing in places likely to give the biggest return, even if they are already well off: 20%
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Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 12-13 April 2026
Reform UK: 24% (no change from 6-7 April)
Conservatives: 19% (=)
Greens: 18% (+2)
Labour: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 13% (=)
Restore Britain: 4% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Plaid Cymru: 1% (=)
Your Party: 0% (-1)
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When it comes to regional investment, which would you prioritise?
Investing in the poorest places, even if it produces less economic return: 53%
Investing in places likely to give the biggest return, even if they are already well off: 20%
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56% of Britons are opposed to sending the Royal Navy to help blockade the Stait of Hormuz - only 23% are in favour
Net support by 2024 vote
Reform +16
Con +2
Lib Dem -56
Lab -57
Green -67
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With reports that most Australian children still have access to social media accounts, despite ban, recent YouGov data showed that Britons are particularly likely to think such a ban here would be ineffective (54%) - despite 76% supporting a ban news.sky.com/story/two-th...
With news that golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after 150 years, our poll last year found 67% of Britons supported reintroducing birds of prey that have died out
YouGov's first MRP of the 2026 Holyrood election shows the SNP are on course for a small majority
SNP: 67 (+3 from 2021)
Ref: 20 (+20)
Lab: 15 (-7)
Grn: 11 (+3)
LD: 9 (+5)
Con: 7 (-24)
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While our first Holyrood MRP shows the SNP holding their ground in seats, our vote share estimate projects a substantial fall in support, with the Tories on course for their worst Scottish vote ever
SNP: 32% (-8 from 2021)
Ref: 19% (+19)
Lab: 15% (-3)
Grn: 13% (+5)
LD: 10% (+5)
Con: 8% (-15)
While our MRP model of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election projects a range of outcomes, the SNP win an overall majority of seats in 89% of our simulations, suggesting it is highly likely John Swinney will be returned as first minister
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