Labour voters are more likely than any other political group to have “buyer’s remorse” over how they voted in the 2024 General Election, an exclusive new poll by GB News can reveal.
The research, commissioned by the Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) International and conducted by Savanta for GB News, surveyed 2,111 UK adults between April 25 and 28.
It found that only 64 per cent of Labour voters feel confident in their 2024 vote - the lowest among all major political parties.
In comparison, 83 per cent of Conservative and Liberal Democrat voters and 81 per cent of Reform UK supporters said they still back their decision at the ballot box.
Starmer's Labour swept to power last summer - but his own voters are more likely than any other political group to have 'buyer’s remorse'
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Nearly a third of Labour voters polled (29 per cent) now say they believe they made the wrong choice, a figure experts say signals serious political unease just ten months into the new Parliament.
By contrast, just 14 per cent of Conservative voters and 12 per cent of Liberal Democrat voters felt they had made the wrong choice at the ballot box.
Ali Rehman Malik, Chairman of IRR International, commented: “This poll should serve as an urgent call to action for every major political party but especially for Labour, which has lost the confidence of nearly a third of its own voters.”
He added: “A great deal of this public dissatisfaction stems from Labour’s persistent failure to communicate its policies with clarity, confidence, and conciseness, particularly on issues that have a direct and tangible impact on local communities.
“Whether it’s the cost of living, housing, or levels of immigration, the party has struggled to offer a coherent narrative that reassures voters and shows genuine understanding of community-level realities.”
The poll also revealed that a majority of the public believes Labour has failed to grasp how critical national policies are playing out in local communities.
Some 62 per cent of respondents said the Government poorly understands the impact of the cost of living crisis.
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Just 12 per cent of Liberal Democrat voters felt they had made the wrong choice at the ballot box
PAHowever, 58 per cent said they felt the same about immigration, 55 per cent said the same about housing, 52 per cent said the same about employment and healthcare, and 49 per cent said Labour doesn’t understand issues around public transport.
Older adults, particularly those aged 55 and over, were especially critical.
Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) said Labour misunderstands how immigration is affecting their communities.
When asked what they believe drives crime in the UK, overwhelming majorities pointed to socioeconomic factors.
According to the polling conducted for the People’s Channel, 76 per cent of respondents cited education levels as being a key driver of crime.
However, 75 per cent pointed to economic inequality, 74 per cent mentioned policing standards, 73 per cent listed housing conditions, and 71 per cent said immigration levels play a role.
Pictured: a group of migrants, thought to have arrived on a small boat, on a coach in Kent - 58 per cent of Britons said they felt the Government does not understand the impact of immigration on communities
PAVoting patterns also appeared to show in the results, especially around immigration, with 86 per cent of Conservative voters and 81 per cent of Reform supporters saying immigration was a key influence on crime, and over half in both groups believing it had a strong impact.
Commenting on the findings, former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley told GB News: “As per usual, the people, not the politicians, get it right.
“Those polled live with the consequences of illegal immigration, (a crime in itself), and the other types of crime that blight their lives, from anti-social behaviour, to shoplifting, burglary, car crime, assaults, harassment, and the elephant in the room, fraud.”
“Millions of crimes go undetected, criminals operate with impunity, while the police seem determined to patrol the internet, and not the streets.
“The public will not be fooled, they don’t live in the Westminster bubble.
“Something has to change, the police need to go back to being a crime-fighting force, and not the social service that university-educated, liberal, woke senior officers have turned it into.”
