Flags, free speech, illegal migration, process v. outcomes, what do we expect in the Budget, and what if the Tories and Reform joined forces?

Published on ConservativeHome.com on 23 September 2025.

My latest poll asks what people think of Reform’s plans on illegal migration, what they think is coming in the November Budget, whether rules matter more than results, whether Labour and Conservative defectors are coming back, what they think about the flags, and how free they feel to express an opinion on controversial issues. We also looked at hypothetical voting intention if Reform and the Tories were to form an alliance.

What have people noticed? And who has noticed what?

The resignations of Peter Mandelson and Angela Rayner dominated respondents’ recollections of domestic political news, followed by Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom march in London. The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the second most recalled story.