Overview

• YouGov polling finds 74% of Britons rate immigration handling as poor and over 70% disapprove of the government’s NHS and economic performance
• Almost 15,000 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, the highest first-five-months total since 2018, with projections of up to 50,000 arrivals by year-end
• The administration has reversed its cut to winter fuel payments and is considering lifting the two-child benefit cap, drawing criticism for frequent policy reversals
• Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces internal pressure to explore wealth taxes and other revenue-raising measures as Cabinet ministers clash over spending priorities
• With the Spending Review set for June 11 expected to impose tight departmental settlements, Labour risks further voter backlash and growing rebellion among MPs