U-turns, defections, social media, preferred coalitions, Britain and the US, and how to describe the party leaders?

  • 27 January, 2026
  • Politics
  • Polling

My latest polling looks at the Jenrick defection, government U-turns, social media and internet regulation, and Keir Starmer’s relationship with President Trump. We also ask how people would describe the party leaders and which parties they would want to see in coalition in the event of a hung parliament.

What have people noticed – and who has noticed what?

President Trump’s wish for the US to take over Greenland was the most noticed recent political news story. Domestically, the defection of Robert Jenrick and others from the Conservatives to Reform UK dominated people’s recollections, followed by the government’s change of policy on mandatory digital ID.

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