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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Public approves response to riots but Starmer’s appeal fades, new poll shows

Riot police clash with anti-immigration protesters outside a hotel in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on 4 August, 2024.
Riot police clash with anti-immigration protesters outside a hotel in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on 4 August, 2024. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Voters have given broad approval to the government’s handling of the social unrest that broke out this summer, including its pursuit of those inciting racial hatred and violence online, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.

However, the significant boost Keir Starmer enjoyed in his personal approval ratings immediately after his election win has dissipated, falling back to the levels he recorded during the election campaign.

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