Overview
- YouGov, which published results Thursday, reports 63% of Britons call antisemitism a major or significant problem, the highest level among 11 groups tested.
- Concern about anti-Muslim prejudice also runs high, with 57% saying Islamophobia is a major or significant problem and 70% of 18- to 24-year-olds saying so.
- When asked which party has an antisemitism problem, the public most often names Labour and Reform UK at 33% each, with the Greens at 25%, Conservatives at 16%, and Liberal Democrats at 13%.
- The Green Party faces added scrutiny after leader Zack Polanski shared criticism of police tactics used on the Golders Green suspect and two Green candidates were arrested over alleged antisemitic posts.
- Views on antisemitism diverge by group, with 73% of over-65s seeing a substantial problem and 48% of ethnic minority Britons saying the same, in results YouGov cautions may be heightened by the recent stabbing.