@thetimes: How do the British public feel the government is handling immigration?⁠ ⁠ Ten years ago, when the pollster YouGov ran a survey on migration, they found that a third of voters believed that immigration had been “mostly bad” for Britain.⁠ ⁠ This year they re-ran the same poll and found that figure has jumped to 43%.⁠ ⁠ Despite the Brexit pledge of 2016 to “take back control” of Britain’s borders, the perception of many voters is that successive governments have done nothing of the sort.⁠ ⁠ But how much does the public really know about the realities of legal and illegal migration from what they see, read and hear? And as importantly, how fixed are they in their views and perceptions?⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Tap the link to read more #immigration #asylum #asylumseekers #ukpolitics #voxpops

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Thursday 10 September 2026 18:00:00 GMT