More Britons believe migration is 'mostly bad' after small boats crisis, reveals poll
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More Britons believe migration is 'mostly bad' after small boats crisis, reveals poll.
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A plurality of Britons believe migration is "mostly bad" after more than 200,000 asylum seekers crossed the Channel in small boats, a new poll has revealed.YouGov, which polled 2,053 adults on June 8 and June 9, found 43 per cent of respondents described migration as "mostly bad", up from 33 per cent in 2016.
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The proportion of Britons who described migration as "mostly good" only dropped by one per cent.However, YouGov found just 29 per cent of respondents now say migration is both "good and bad", down from 38 per cent in 2016.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The rise in concern is particularly pronounced among 2016 Remain-voting Britons, with the proportion now expressing a more negative view towards migration jumping from 12 per cent to 22 per cent.
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Matthew Smith, the head of data journalism at YouGov, said: "We found a ten-point increase in the number saying it has been mostly bad (to 43 per cent) and a nine-point reduction in the number deeming it ‘both good and bad' (to 29 per...
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A: A plurality of Britons believe migration is "mostly bad" after more than 200,000 asylum seekers crossed the Channel in small boats, a new poll has revealed.YouGov, which polled 2,053 adults on June 8 and June 9, found 43 per cent of respondents described migration as "mostly bad", up from 33 per cent in 2016.
B: The proportion of Britons who described migration as "mostly good" only dropped by one per cent.However, YouGov found just 29 per cent of respondents now say migration is both "good and bad", down from 38 per cent in 2016.
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