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Noise and nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration

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The British Future/Ipsos Immigration Attitudes Tracker has followed public attitudes to immigration for a decade since 2015. Research for this 18th wave of the tracker surveyed 3,003 adults across Great Britain,  from 16 June to 2 July 2025. ‘Noise and nuance: What the public really thinks about immigration’ reports its findings on the following topics:

  • Public perceptions of immigration: do people think net migration will fall or increase? Which flows do people think make up most immigration to the UK?
  • Public satisfaction with the government’s handling of immigration.
  • Public trust in the main political parties on immigration, and trust in leading politicians on the issue.
  • Differences in attitudes between Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Reform UK voters and what that means for the politics of immigration.
  • Do people want immigration numbers to reduce, increase or stay the same?
  • Attitudes to migration to fill different roles: would people cut the numbers of doctors, care workers, lorry drivers or hospitality staff coming to the UK?
  • Attitudes to asylum, Channel crossings and legal routes.
  • Attitudes to settlement and how long migrants should have to wait before they can access Indefinite Leave to Remain and citizenship.

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