We Think

Rwanda ‘arrests’ video released as election campaign tactic, voters say

May. 03

‘24

By: Mike Underwood

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Voters believe a Home Office video depicting the arrest of alleged Rwanda deportees was released to influence votes ahead of the local elections.

In a new poll by WeThink, 71% of people believe the video was released intentionally the day before local elections (May 2) while only 29% of people believe it was coincidental.

And 72% of voters agreed that releasing the video risked politicising sensitive issues, with 28% disagreeing.

However, 53% agreed with the Home Office’s decision to release the video, with 47% disagreeing.

WeThink also asked people to provide one word which summed up the video:

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ON LOCAL ELECTIONS

Pollsters also asked people living in areas where elections were being held if they were aware of the elections.

90% said yes
10% said no

And in that same cohort, 67% said they intended to vote with 33% saying they had no intention to visit the ballot box.

ON FAITH SCHOOL ADMISSION PLANS

This week, the Department for Education revealed plans which would mean faith schools could allow 100% of admissions (instead of the current 50% limit) based on faith alone where schools have more applicants than places.

We asked if people agreed or disagreed with the proposal?

Disagree

Agree

And when asked if publicly-funded faith schools should be allowed to give preference to children from families that share their religion, here’s what voters said:

52% no
30% yes
18% don’t know

Yes

Don't Know

ON VOTER INTENTION

Despite election misery for the Tories, they still managed to close the gap on Labour by two points to 20.

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