Nearly a Third of Young Labour Voters Consider Leaving UK Under Starmer
One in four young Britons are considering leaving the country. A new Adam Smith Insights poll of more than 1,300 people aged 18-30 shows 28% have thought about or are planning to emigrate. Among young Labour voters, 29% say they are either seriously considering (20%) or actively planning (9%) to leave. Labour sending the UK’s next generation packing…
Half of young Labour voters say most people their age are struggling financially – compared to 54% of young Conservatives and 49% of Reform voters. Just 5% of young Labour voters believe their peers are not struggling…
On housing, the mood darkens further. 65% of young Labour voters think access to affordable homes will get worse in the next five years. Only 9% are optimistic.
“Our research demonstrates the fear amongst young people that Britain is a sinking ship. GenZ are not the anxious generation – they are the scared generation. Scared that the country they love is being driven into the sea by decades of bad policy, terrible economic performance, and embarrassing leaders.”
Starmer not even able to convince his own voters that things are looking up…