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"Which of the following do you think are the most important issues facing the country at this time?" (January 2020 to June 2026)

Characteristic	Economy	Brexit	Immigration	Health	Environment	Crime	Education	Housing	Defence
Jun 26	51%	14%	46%	26%	17%	24%	9%	17%	24%
May 26	53%	15%	49%	27%	14%	22%	8%	18%	27%
Apr 26	53%	16%	48%	29%	14%	22%	8%	15%	31%
Mar 26	50%	13%	49%	32%	16%	19%	10%	18%	25%
Feb 26	54%	14%	50%	32%	17%	18%	10%	17%	24%
Jan 26	54%	13%	50%	34%	16%	17%	9%	19%	20%
Dec 25	54%	13%	54%	28%	17%	18%	8%	18%	17%
Nov 25	53%	13%	55%	31%	14%	23%	7%	19%	14%
Oct 25	52%	13%	57%	30%	17%	24%	7%	15%	21%
Sep 25	51%	13%	58%	29%	16%	22%	7%	20%	19%
Aug 25	46%	11%	56%	34%	17%	24%	10%	18%	18%
Jul 25	52%	13%	51%	34%	18%	21%	8%	18%	22%
Jun 25	49%	15%	47%	35%	20%	24%	11%	19%	20%
May 25	52%	13%	48%	36%	15%	22%	8%	20%	20%
Apr 25	56%	12%	44%	34%	15%	20%	9%	18%	23%
Mar 25	51%	13%	46%	38%	16%	20%	9%	20%	31%
Feb 25	55%	13%	45%	39%	20%	24%	12%	20%	14%
Jan 25	51%	12%	45%	45%	17%	19%	9%	21%	17%
Dec 24	48%	13%	44%	42%	18%	18%	10%	19%	19%
Nov 24	50%	12%	44%	43%	16%	21%	11%	21%	15%
Oct 24	48%	12%	44%	45%	18%	19%	8%	23%	18%
Sep 24	47%	12%	47%	41%	17%	26%	10%	21%	14%
Aug 24	46%	12%	46%	39%	19%	28%	11%	21%	15%
Jul 24	51%	14%	41%	52%	20%	19%	13%	22%	13%
Jun 24	51%	12%	36%	49%	21%	21%	13%	24%	18%
May 24	49%	14%	38%	46%	21%	23%	12%	22%	17%
Apr 24	51%	12%	36%	45%	20%	20%	13%	24%	20%
Mar 24	55%	14%	37%	46%	21%	20%	11%	23%	18%
Feb 24	50%	15%	39%	44%	23%	21%	12%	22%	20%
Jan 24	53%	14%	38%	45%	22%	17%	11%	25%	9%
Dec 23	55%	14%	40%	44%	26%	17%	12%	23%	8%
Nov 23	55%	14%	37%	44%	25%	20%	12%	23%	13%
Oct 23	54%	16%	39%	44%	27%	22%	12%	20%	8%
Sep 23	61%	17%	39%	43%	27%	17%	12%	24%	10%
Aug 23	65%	17%	36%	40%	31%	16%	11%	22%	9%
Jul 23	63%	19%	37%	44%	23%	18%	10%	21%	9%
Jun 23	55%	19%	33%	42%	26%	16%	13%	18%	10%
May 23	60%	18%	33%	45%	23%	17%	12%	18%	11%
Apr 23	59%	18%	37%	42%	21%	18%	12%	19%	11%
Mar 23	59%	22%	30%	45%	23%	16%	13%	17%	13%
Feb 23	64%	20%	27%	49%	24%	15%	11%	15%	13%
Jan 23	62%	17%	32%	50%	23%	16%	11%	17%	9%
Dec 22	65%	20%	33%	44%	26%	15%	9%	16%	10%
Nov 22	68%	19%	37%	39%	26%	12%	8%	16%	10%
Oct 22	73%	16%	21%	38%	25%	11%	8%	18%	10%
Sep 22	71%	18%	24%	37%	29%	16%	9%	17%	9%
Aug 22	69%	17%	23%	38%	32%	11%	8%	16%	12%
Jul 22	69%	22%	22%	38%	23%	14%	10%	18%	15%
Jun 22	65%	18%	25%	36%	26%	13%	8%	18%	12%
May 22	61%	19%	25%	36%	26%	14%	9%	18%	15%
Apr 22	55%	16%	31%	39%	23%	12%	12%	17%	19%
Mar 22	50%	21%	27%	35%	27%	15%	11%	17%	33%
Feb 22	48%	23%	23%	47%	29%	18%	13%	18%	12%
Jan 22	46%	24%	27%	55%	27%	17%	14%	16%	7%
Dec 21	41%	24%	35%	53%	30%	18%	12%	16%	8%
Nov 21	43%	25%	27%	48%	40%	18%	11%	17%	6%
Oct 21	44%	26%	25%	47%	34%	21%	13%	16%	8%
Sep 21	37%	25%	32%	50%	34%	16%	14%	18%	11%
Aug 21	44%	23%	31%	50%	34%	20%	16%	18%	7%
Jul 21	46%	27%	27%	57%	30%	18%	18%	16%	7%
Jun 21	47%	22%	28%	50%	28%	22%	20%	17%	8%
May 21	48%	26%	26%	52%	31%	21%	17%	16%	6%
Apr 21	54%	29%	22%	52%	28%	22%	19%	15%	9%
Mar 21	60%	28%	19%	58%	28%	14%	20%	14%	6%
Feb 21	55%	30%	19%	61%	27%	12%	27%	11%	6%
Jan 21	52%	34%	18%	63%	23%	12%	22%	10%	5%
Dec 20	54%	53%	21%	55%	22%	12%	12%	12%	7%
Nov 20	55%	47%	22%	61%	21%	11%	12%	10%	8%
Oct 20	54%	50%	26%	58%	24%	14%	14%	10%	5%
Sep 20	55%	46%	30%	52%	21%	16%	16%	11%	5%
Aug 20	54%	43%	29%	52%	22%	14%	16%	10%	7%
Jul 20	57%	43%	19%	57%	24%	17%	18%	11%	6%
Jun 20	56%	45%	17%	62%	23%	14%	14%	8%	5%
May 20	57%	31%	16%	66%	23%	14%	14%	11%	6%
Apr 20	50%	27%	13%	74%	22%	13%	9%	11%	8%
Mar 20	26%	43%	23%	54%	33%	23%	11%	17%	11%
Feb 20	27%	46%	23%	41%	30%	28%	12%	16%	13%
Jan 20	26%	60%	21%	46%	31%	21%	12%	14%	15%

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Release date

June 2026

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

January 2020 to June 2026

Number of respondents

1,611 to 3,326

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

British adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The following answers, with less than ten percent of respondents selecting them in the most recent survey, have not been included.

Tax, Pensions, Family life & childcare, Transport, Welfare benefits, None of these, Don't know

Citation formats

The economy was seen by��51 percent of people in the UK as one of the top three issues facing the country in June 2026, with immigration seen as the top issue by��46��percent of people. Health has generally been the third-most important issue for Britons in this period, although defence and security has emerged as an equally top concern for Britons in recent months.

Who do voters think will handle these issues best?

As of 2025, the Conservatives were seen as the best party for handling the economy by 21��percent of UK voters, the largest share for this particular issue. Reform was the leading party for the issue of immigration and integration, while Labour was ahead when it came to handling the National Health Service (NHS). In general, voters were quite split on which party would handle issues the best, with many respondents saying they weren't sure who would handle specific problems better than others.��

Labour's popularity in freefall

Since winning the��2024 general election, the Labour government's popularity has fallen significantly.��By the end of 2024, the new government was as disliked as the previous one, and by late 2025, their approval rating was almost as bad as that of the Liz Truss government of 2022. Labour's position in election polls has also deteriorated. After starting 2025 just behind Labour, the populist, right-wing Reform party finished the year leading the polls. Labour has also had to contend with a nascent Green Party, which, after electing a new leader in September 2025, has become steadily more popular, particularly in London��and among younger voters.��