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Terraced residential houses in south east London
THE economy is the main issue worrying the electorate, followed by the state of the NHS, according to the latest survey of voters’ concerns.
Inflation, immigration and housing also scored highly in the poll conducted by Ipsos, with concerns about housing rising sharply.
Defence and foreign affairs ranked a lowly ninth among issues, despite both government and Labour committing to huge rises in military spending and putting the country on a “war footing.”
Every Starmer boast about removing asylum-seekers probably wins Reform another seat while Labour loses more voters to Lib Dems, Greens and nationalists than to the far right — the disaster facing Labour is the leadership’s fault, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
DIANE ABBOTT explodes the anti-migrant myths perpetrated by cynical politicians and an irresponsible mass media
