{"id":70749,"date":"2024-06-11T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/almost-a-quarter-of-undecided-voters-unhappy-with-pms-decision-to-leave-d-day-event-early-sky-news-yougov-panel-suggests\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T21:26:15","slug":"almost-a-quarter-of-undecided-voters-unhappy-with-pms-decision-to-leave-d-day-event-early-sky-news-yougov-panel-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/almost-a-quarter-of-undecided-voters-unhappy-with-pms-decision-to-leave-d-day-event-early-sky-news-yougov-panel-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost a quarter of undecided voters unhappy with PM&#8217;s decision to leave D-Day event early, Sky News YouGov panel suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/06\/768x432\/skynews-rishi-sunak-akshata-murty_6578974.jpg?20240611154221&amp;fit=768,432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Almost a quarter of undecided voters unhappy with PM&#8217;s decision to leave D-Day event early, Sky News YouGov panel suggests\" title=\"Almost a quarter of undecided voters unhappy with PM&#8217;s decision to leave D-Day event early, Sky News YouGov panel suggests\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"sdc-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Nearly a quarter of undecided voters are unhappy with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak&#8217;s decision to leave D-Day commemorations early, the Sky News YouGov Voters Panel suggests.<\/p>\n<p>We have teamed up with the pollster YouGov to create a unique online community representing over 40 different seats in the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/general-election-2024-11175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>general election<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what, if any, campaign moments have stood out, 11 of our panel mentioned D-Day. This voter summed up the sentiments of many, saying: &#8220;Although <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/rishi-sunak-issues-apology-for-returning-from-d-day-ceremony-early-13149195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>he&#8217;s apologised<\/strong><\/a>, I think it was very rude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ui-media-caption\">\n        <span class=\"u-hide-visually\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\">Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty stand with D-Day veteran Alec Penstone, 98, during commemorations in Normandy. Pic: AP<br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n      <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/election-latest-d-day-blunder-hasnt-lost-election-minister-insists-tories-vow-to-scrap-ulez-expansion-12593360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Election latest: Sunak makes Fight Club quip as he launches Tory manifesto<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the next few weeks, our Voters Panel will be voicing their views on the politicians vying for their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Many are unconvinced and unimpressed with the campaign so far, with several saying there&#8217;s little difference between the two main parties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing specific, nothing committed, it just seems to be a bit of a shouting match,&#8221; one voter told us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories sdc-article-related-stories--thumbnails\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-related-stories\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__content\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__title\">More on General Election 2024<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another said: &#8220;The days of honest politicians seem to have gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Voters Panel will give us snapshot reactions to set-piece moments as well as unplanned missteps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/06\/768x432\/skynews-voters-panel-general-election_6578951.png?20240611152701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/06\/384x216\/skynews-voters-panel-general-election_6578951.png?20240611152701 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/06\/768x432\/skynews-voters-panel-general-election_6578951.png?20240611152701 760w, 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The state of the economy was repeatedly mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>One younger voter told us: &#8220;We&#8217;re struggling to get by, the house prices are going up, the job market is absolutely insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/sunak-and-starmer-to-face-questions-from-beth-rigby-and-audience-members-in-sky-news-leaders-special-event-13150853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sky News leaders&#8217; event<\/strong><\/a> approaching, our panel knows what they don&#8217;t want to hear.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want spin. I don&#8217;t want half-truths,&#8221; one told us.<\/p>\n<p>Another said she&#8217;s not expecting anything substantial.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s weasel words around the topic and the things that they think people want to hear and buzzwords,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-strapline sdc-article-strapline--default-layout\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-strapline\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__link\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image-wrap\">\n                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/320x180\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 320w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/640x380\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 640w\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/256x256\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 256w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png 512w\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/24\/03\/512x512\/skynews-gfxwhatsapppromo-gfxwhatsapp_6490206.png\" alt=\"Follow Sky News on WhatsApp\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__body\">\n                <span class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Follow Sky News on WhatsApp<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-strapline__text\">Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va868Fv8vd1UsF99tP1u\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap here<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/download-app\" target=\"blank\" data-tracking-label=\"ui-app-promo-download-link\" class=\"ui-app-promo sdc-article-widget\" data-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"ui-app-promo\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>When asked what our voters want to hear, the responses were far more wide-ranging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to see that policies are put on the table and actually do something for the working-class people of this country,&#8221; one said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How they are going to level up the country, as that&#8217;s a big issue where I live,&#8221; a second added.<\/p>\n<p>While a third said: &#8220;How they plan to grow the economy, how they plan to improve productivity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We are only halfway through the campaign, but listen to the Voters Panel, and it&#8217;s all still to play for.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/almost-a-quarter-of-undecided-voters-unhappy-with-pms-decision-to-leave-d-day-event-early-sky-news-yougov-panel-suggests-13151449\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly a quarter of undecided voters are unhappy with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak&#8217;s decision to leave D-Day commemorations early, the Sky News YouGov Voters Panel suggests. 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