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Voting intention (Burnham vs Starmer as Labour leader):

Burnham:

➡️ REF: 28%
🌹 LAB: 24%
🌳 CON: 16%
🔶 LDM: 11%
💚 GRN: 11%
⚪️ Other: 10%

Starmer:

➡️ REF: 30%
🌹 LAB: 21%
🌳 CON: 17%
💚 GRN: 13%
🔶 LDM: 12%
⚪️ Other: 8%

Source: @BMGResearch

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Polling averages (May 2026):

➡️ REF: 26.9% (+1.0)
🌹 LAB: 19.0% (+0.5)
🌳 CON: 18.3% (-0.1)
💚 GRN: 14.5% (-1.6)
🔶 LDM: 12.4% (+0.4)
🔵 RES: 3.3% (-0.3)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 3.2% (+0.5)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 1.3% (+0.3)
⚪️ Other: 4.1% (-0.2)

(+/- April 2026)

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Polling averages (May 2026):

➡️ REF: 26.9% (+1.0)
🌹 LAB: 19.0% (+0.5)
🌳 CON: 18.3% (-0.1)
💚 GRN: 14.5% (-1.6)
🔶 LDM: 12.4% (+0.4)
🔵 RES: 3.3% (-0.3)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 3.2% (+0.5)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 1.3% (+0.3)
⚪️ Other: 4.1% (-0.2)

(+/- April 2026)

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Support for doctors’ strikes in the UK, over time:

July 2024:

Support: 59%
Oppose: 28%

December 2025:

Support: 30%
Oppose: 58%

May 2026:

Support: 37%
Oppose: 52%

Source: @YouGov

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@AntoniusOhii Only about two-thirds of doctors are members of the BMA, so there are always doctors available to treat people in emergencies during strikes. Also I think you’re forgetting that strikes don’t just happen for no reason.

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Support for doctors’ strikes in the UK, over time:

July 2024:

Support: 59%
Oppose: 28%

December 2025:

Support: 30%
Oppose: 58%

May 2026:

Support: 37%
Oppose: 52%

Source: @YouGov

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Share of households that own their home outright, by age group:

2006:

Working age: 47.5%
Retired: 52.5%

2024:

Working age: 37.9%
Retired: 62.1%

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Median age in the UK:

1950: 33.9
1975: 32.8
2000: 36.6
2025: 40.1
2050: 42.9*
2075: 46.2*
2100: 47.9*

*Projected

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Support for doctors’ strikes, by age:

18-24:

Support: 59%
Oppose: 26%

25-49:

Support: 44%
Oppose: 41%

50-64:

Support: 29%
Oppose: 62%

65+:

Support: 22%
Oppose: 73%

Source: @YouGov

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Support for doctors’ strikes, by age:

18-24:

Support: 59%
Oppose: 26%

25-49:

Support: 44%
Oppose: 41%

50-64:

Support: 29%
Oppose: 62%

65+:

Support: 22%
Oppose: 73%

Source: @YouGov

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Median age in the UK:

1950: 33.9
1975: 32.8
2000: 36.6
2025: 40.1
2050: 42.9*
2075: 46.2*
2100: 47.9*

*Projected

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Question Time appearances since the general election, by individual:

➡️ Zia Yusuf (REF): 7
🔶 Daisy Cooper (LDM): 5
🌹 Peter Kyle (LAB): 4
🌹 Nick Thomas-Symonds (LAB): 4
🌳 Nigel Huddleston (CON): 4
🌳 Harriet Baldwin (CON): 4
🌹 Lisa Nandy (LAB): 4
🌹 James Murray (LAB): 4

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Question Time appearances as a percentage of episodes since the general election, by party affiliation:

🌹 LAB: 125.0%
🌳 CON: 117.2%
➡️ REF: 46.9%
🔶 LDM: 43.8%
💚 GRN: 23.4%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 10.9%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 6.3%
🔴 SDP: 3.1%
🍀 SF: 1.6%
🦁 DUP: 1.6%
🫵 YP: 1.6%
⚪️ None: 85.9%

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Share of households that own their home outright, by age group:

2006:

Working age: 47.5%
Retired: 52.5%

2024:

Working age: 37.9%
Retired: 62.1%

[Dylan Burtoft @DylanBurtoft]

Just because I did it last time. Map of where the candidates are from in the Makersfield Parliamentary by-election.

Only two of the candidates are registred in the constituency, Reform's Rob Keynon and the Conservative's Michael Winstanley.

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Above list excludes individuals with less than 4 appearances, but for context, the number of individuals with:

3 appearances: 19
2 appearances: 39
1 appearance: 128

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Question Time appearances since the general election, by individual:

➡️ Zia Yusuf (REF): 7
🔶 Daisy Cooper (LDM): 5
🌹 Peter Kyle (LAB): 4
🌹 Nick Thomas-Symonds (LAB): 4
🌳 Nigel Huddleston (CON): 4
🌳 Harriet Baldwin (CON): 4
🌹 Lisa Nandy (LAB): 4
🌹 James Murray (LAB): 4

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Candidates for the Makerfield by-election:

🌹 LAB: Andy Burnham
➡️ REF: Robert Kenyon
💚 GRN: Sarah Wakefield
🌳 CON: Michael Winstanley
🔶 LDM: Jake Austin
🔵 RES: Rebecca Shepherd
🇪🇺 REU: Peter Ward
🟠 LIB: Dan Clarke
🎩 MRLP: Howling Laud Hope

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Question Time appearances since the general election, by party affiliation:

🌹 LAB: 80
🌳 CON: 75
➡️ REF: 30
🔶 LDM: 28
💚 GRN: 15
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 4
🔴 SDP: 1
🍀 SF: 1
🦁 DUP: 1
🫵 YP: 1
⚪️ None: 55

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Question Time appearances as a percentage of episodes since the general election, by party affiliation:

🌹 LAB: 125.0%
🌳 CON: 117.2%
➡️ REF: 46.9%
🔶 LDM: 43.8%
💚 GRN: 23.4%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 10.9%
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 6.3%
🔴 SDP: 3.1%
🍀 SF: 1.6%
🦁 DUP: 1.6%
🫵 YP: 1.6%
⚪️ None: 85.9%

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Question Time appearances since the general election, by party affiliation:

🌹 LAB: 80
🌳 CON: 75
➡️ REF: 30
🔶 LDM: 28
💚 GRN: 15
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SNP: 7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 PLC: 4
🔴 SDP: 1
🍀 SF: 1
🦁 DUP: 1
🫵 YP: 1
⚪️ None: 55