Tory voters want Rishi Sunak's government to make Channel boat crisis its 2023 ... trends now
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More than half of Tory voters want the Government’s priority for 2023 to be stopping migrants crossing the Channel in boats.
Of those who voted Tory in 2019, 53 per cent said Ministers should focus on reducing immigration in the new year, according to a poll.
Overall, this was a priority by over a quarter of all respondents.
But it was opposed by more than a third of Labour voters, highlighting the difficulties in uniting the country, the findings from the Policy Exchange think-tank show.
The public in general said the Government should prioritise tackling the cost of living and cut NHS waiting lists (both 48 per cent) – a view held across all ages, social classes and political affiliations, highlighting the depth of concern.
More than half of Tory voters want the Government’s priority for 2023 to be stopping migrants crossing the Channel in boats
The cost of living was the most common word or phrase
