Of 8 public spending areas polled, welfare has been the only area attitudes have shifted since mid-2025, with greater appetite for reducing spending
Increase budget: 11% (-7)
Keep same: 28% (-5)
Cut budget: 54% (+13)
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2024 voters from all main parties are now more likely to want to see the welfare budget cut than in mid-2025
Con: 81% (+25)
Reform: 74% (+17)
Lib Dem: 53% (+10)
Lab: 45% (+14)
Green: 31% (+17)
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Zack Polanski and Ed Davey's net favourability ratings (15-16 Oct 2026) have both fallen to their lowest levels this parliament
Andy Burnham: +4 net favourable (-3 from 9-10 Sep)
Kemi Badenoch: -15 (=)
Ed Davey: -16 (-8)
Zack Polanski: -37 (-8)
Nigel Farage: -42 (+3)
A majority of Britons now have an unfavourable opinion of Zack Polanski (15-16 Oct 2026), the highest recorded by our tracker to date
Favourable: 19% (-2 from 9-10 Sep)
Unfavourable: 56% (+6)
Net: -37 (-8)
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Latest major party leader net favourability ratings (15-16 Oct 2026)
Andy Burnham: +4
Kemi Badenoch: -15
Ed Davey: -16
Zack Polanski: -37
Nigel Farage: -42
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