{
  "updated_at": "2026-08-15T00:00:00Z",
  "leader_approval": {
    "publisher": "Opinium",
    "series_name": "Opinium / Observer political polling",
    "metric": "Net job approval",
    "question": "To what extent do you approve or disapprove of the way each person is handling their job?",
    "calculation": "Approve minus disapprove, in percentage points.",
    "population": "Nationally and politically representative UK adults; the latest leader table has a base of 2,007 GB adults.",
    "latest_fieldwork": "12-14 August 2026",
    "latest_publication_date": "2026-08-15",
    "latest_source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-12-august-2026/",
    "latest_data_url": "https://www.opinium.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Vi-2026-08-12-Opinium-Observer-Web-Data-tables-1707.xlsx",
    "leaders": [
      {
        "id": "andy-burnham",
        "name": "Andy Burnham",
        "party": "Labour",
        "role": "Prime Minister and Labour leader",
        "colour": "#f0443e",
        "approve": 35,
        "disapprove": 24,
        "neither": 31,
        "dont_know": 9,
        "net": 11
      },
      {
        "id": "ed-davey",
        "name": "Ed Davey",
        "party": "Liberal Democrats",
        "role": "Liberal Democrat leader",
        "colour": "#f4bc31",
        "approve": 19,
        "disapprove": 25,
        "neither": 39,
        "dont_know": 17,
        "net": -6
      },
      {
        "id": "kemi-badenoch",
        "name": "Kemi Badenoch",
        "party": "Conservative",
        "role": "Conservative leader",
        "colour": "#2879c8",
        "approve": 26,
        "disapprove": 31,
        "neither": 31,
        "dont_know": 12,
        "net": -4
      },
      {
        "id": "nigel-farage",
        "name": "Nigel Farage",
        "party": "Reform UK",
        "role": "Reform UK leader",
        "colour": "#2bb8d6",
        "approve": 25,
        "disapprove": 53,
        "neither": 16,
        "dont_know": 6,
        "net": -28
      },
      {
        "id": "zack-polanski",
        "name": "Zack Polanski",
        "party": "Green Party",
        "role": "Green Party leader",
        "colour": "#42a85a",
        "approve": 18,
        "disapprove": 42,
        "neither": 25,
        "dont_know": 15,
        "net": -24
      }
    ],
    "series": [
      {
        "fieldwork_start": "2026-05-20",
        "fieldwork_end": "2026-05-22",
        "label": "20-22 May",
        "source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-20th-may-2026",
        "values": {
          "andy-burnham": -3,
          "ed-davey": -2,
          "kemi-badenoch": -7,
          "nigel-farage": -19,
          "zack-polanski": -19
        }
      },
      {
        "fieldwork_start": "2026-07-07",
        "fieldwork_end": "2026-07-10",
        "label": "7-10 Jul",
        "source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-7th-july-2026/",
        "values": {
          "andy-burnham": -8,
          "ed-davey": -5,
          "kemi-badenoch": -3,
          "nigel-farage": -27,
          "zack-polanski": -16
        }
      },
      {
        "fieldwork_start": "2026-07-29",
        "fieldwork_end": "2026-07-31",
        "label": "29-31 Jul",
        "source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-29th-july-2026/",
        "values": {
          "andy-burnham": 16,
          "ed-davey": 1,
          "kemi-badenoch": 1,
          "nigel-farage": -24,
          "zack-polanski": -20
        }
      },
      {
        "fieldwork_start": "2026-08-05",
        "fieldwork_end": "2026-08-08",
        "label": "5-8 Aug",
        "source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-5-august-2026/",
        "values": {
          "andy-burnham": 16,
          "ed-davey": -4,
          "kemi-badenoch": -5,
          "nigel-farage": -25,
          "zack-polanski": -23
        }
      },
      {
        "fieldwork_start": "2026-08-12",
        "fieldwork_end": "2026-08-14",
        "label": "12-14 Aug",
        "source_url": "https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/voting-intention-12-august-2026/",
        "values": {
          "andy-burnham": 11,
          "ed-davey": -6,
          "kemi-badenoch": -4,
          "nigel-farage": -28,
          "zack-polanski": -24
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "politician_favourability": {
    "publisher": "YouGov",
    "metric": "Net favourability",
    "question": "Do you have a favourable or unfavourable opinion of the following?",
    "calculation": "Favourable minus unfavourable, in percentage points.",
    "population": "2,063 GB adults.",
    "fieldwork": "21-22 July 2026",
    "publication_date": "2026-07-24",
    "source_url": "https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55228-political-favourability-ratings-july-2026",
    "data_url": "https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Internal_FavourabilityJuly_260722.pdf",
    "people": [
      { "id": "andy-burnham", "name": "Andy Burnham", "party": "Labour", "role": "Prime Minister", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 38, "unfavourable": 35, "dont_know": 26, "net": 3 },
      { "id": "angela-rayner", "name": "Angela Rayner", "party": "Labour", "role": "Housing secretary", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 23, "unfavourable": 51, "dont_know": 26, "net": -28 },
      { "id": "ed-davey", "name": "Ed Davey", "party": "Liberal Democrats", "role": "Liberal Democrat leader", "colour": "#f4bc31", "favourable": 26, "unfavourable": 34, "dont_know": 41, "net": -8 },
      { "id": "ed-miliband", "name": "Ed Miliband", "party": "Labour", "role": "Foreign secretary", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 23, "unfavourable": 50, "dont_know": 27, "net": -27 },
      { "id": "john-healey", "name": "John Healey", "party": "Labour", "role": "Chancellor", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 22, "unfavourable": 17, "dont_know": 62, "net": 5 },
      { "id": "kemi-badenoch", "name": "Kemi Badenoch", "party": "Conservative", "role": "Conservative leader", "colour": "#2879c8", "favourable": 33, "unfavourable": 44, "dont_know": 23, "net": -11 },
      { "id": "nigel-farage", "name": "Nigel Farage", "party": "Reform UK", "role": "Reform UK leader", "colour": "#2bb8d6", "favourable": 22, "unfavourable": 68, "dont_know": 10, "net": -46 },
      { "id": "shabana-mahmood", "name": "Shabana Mahmood", "party": "Labour", "role": "Home secretary", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 20, "unfavourable": 34, "dont_know": 45, "net": -14 },
      { "id": "wes-streeting", "name": "Wes Streeting", "party": "Labour", "role": "Defence secretary", "colour": "#f0443e", "favourable": 17, "unfavourable": 44, "dont_know": 39, "net": -27 },
      { "id": "zack-polanski", "name": "Zack Polanski", "party": "Green Party", "role": "Green Party leader", "colour": "#42a85a", "favourable": 20, "unfavourable": 46, "dont_know": 35, "net": -26 }
    ]
  }
}