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Why Ed Davey as Prime Minister is voters’ ‘least unpopular’ option

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  • A YouGov survey reveals that a Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition led by Sir Ed Davey is considered the least unpopular government option among British voters.
  • This specific coalition received 36 per cent support, with 45 per cent of respondents indicating opposition.
  • The poll found that no potential coalition combination garnered majority public support, with most Britons expressing a preference for a single-party government.
  • Other proposed coalitions, such as Liberal Democrat-Labour with Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister or Labour-Green, received lower levels of support and higher opposition.
  • Coalitions involving Labour and right-wing parties, including with the Conservatives, were identified as the least popular among the public.
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