What Yahoo readers think the new government’s top priority should be
In his inaugural address at Downing Street, he emphasised the NHS, border security, public safety, energy costs, infrastructure, housing, and education as key areas for attention.
Yahoo UK's poll of the week lets you vote and indicate your strength of feeling on one of the week's hot topics. After 72 hours the poll closes and, each Friday, we'll publish and analyse the results, giving readers the chance to see how polarising a topic has become and if their view chimes with other Yahoo UK readers.
After the Labour Party's resounding win in the general election, Sir Keir Starmer outlined some of his key priorities. In response, Yahoo readers have voiced their opinions on what they believe should top the agenda.
During a whirlwind first week as PM, which included assembling his Cabinet and attending the Nato leaders' summit in Washington, DC, Starmer has spoken about his ambitious agenda to get the country back on track.
In his inaugural address at Downing Street, he emphasised the NHS, border security, public safety, energy costs, infrastructure, housing, and education as key areas for attention.
However, he acknowledged achieving his aims would not be easy following the Tory's 14-year rule, stating, "Changing a country is not like flicking a switch."
According to Yahoo readers, Immigration and Asylum should be at the top of Starmer's agenda, with half of the respondents in our poll selecting this issue.
The King is scheduled to preside over the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday, signalling the official commencement of the new parliamentary session at the Palace of Westminster.
The government’s legislative program for the upcoming session will be outlined in the King’s Speech and the establishment of Great British Energy and planning reform are expected to take centre stage.
Yahoo News UK asked our readers what the new Labour government should prioritise, here are the results:
Our poll from Monday at midday until midday Thursday asked: 'What should the new government's top priority be?'
It received 4,662 votes and showed that 50% (2,331) of Yahoo readers wanted Starmer to prioritise Immigration and Asylum.
The second most important issue was health and the NHS, with 24% (1,119 votes), followed by the economy, with 15% (699 votes).
Meanwhile, crime and prisons and housing and rent both received 3% (140 votes), with 'other' getting 5% (233 votes).
50% of Yahoo readers wanted Starmer to prioritise Immigration and Asylum.
Yahoo News UK readers were also asked: 'How confident are you the UK will be in a better place in 5 years time?'
This poll received 3,461 votes with the most common vote being 0 (949 votes), indicating many readers were not confident that things would improve by then.
The average strength-of-feeling score on all the votes was 3.23.
...many readers were not confident that things would improve by then.
Our original poll article can be found here.
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