Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote
Characteristic
Support
Oppose
Liberal Democrat
69%
21%
Labour
66%
18%
Consevative
88%
4%
UKIP
94%
1%
Total
77%
12%
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This statistic show whether those surveyed in Great Britain, from January 20 to 21, 2016, supported or opposed a policy that would force people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen to have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported. For all major parties, the majority of respondents would support this legislation.
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YouGov. (January 22, 2016). Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/
YouGov. "Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote." Chart. January 22, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/
YouGov. (2016). Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/
YouGov. "Proportion of Respondents Who Support or Oppose The following Policy: "People Who Come to Britain in Order to Marry a British Citizen Should Have to Learn to Speak English within Two and a Half Years or Face Being Deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 Election Vote." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Jan 2016, /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/
YouGov, Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Proportion of respondents who support or oppose the following policy: "people who come to Britain in order to marry a British citizen should have to learn to speak English within two and a half years or face being deported'' in Great Britain in 2016, by 2015 election vote [Graph], YouGov, January 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/506071/english-language-requirement-immigration-policy/
