Lib Dem-Labour coalition with Ed Davey as prime minister ‘least unpopular’ option among voters, poll finds

The Liberal Democrat-Labour government led by Sir Ed Davey is seen as the least popular coalition among British voters, according to a new YouGov poll.

The poll found that none of the potential combinations given had support from a majority of the public, with most preferring to have a single-party government.

But the Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition led by Sir Ed was the least opposed; 36 per cent of Britons said they would support such an outcome, while 45 per cent said they would oppose it.

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition led by Sir Keir Starmer was supported by 31 per cent of those polled, while 51 per cent opposed it.

At the Liberal Democrat conference in September last year, Ed Davey refused to say whether he would join a coalition with Labor after the next election if it meant blocking the formation of a Reform government in the UK.

Asked repeatedly by the BBC whether he would consider entering into a coalition with Sir Keir’s party, the Liberal Democrat leader did not give a clear answer and said he believed it was a moral duty to keep Nigel Farage’s party out of government.

The Labor Party-Green coalition, with Starmer as Prime Minister, was the second most popular combination, garnering 33 percent support, while 51 percent said they opposed it.

The coalition between the Conservatives and Reform UK would have the support of 29 per cent if Nigel Farage became prime minister and 25 per cent if Badenoch became prime minister, but both arrangements would be opposed by 56 per cent.

If Reform is the largest party in the UK’s hung parliament, its current electorate is largely split between the 48 per cent who want them to form a coalition with the Conservatives and the 43 per cent who prefer to form a government without a majority.

Coalitions between Labor and right-wing parties are the least popular; No matter who the prime minister is, only one in six Britons support a coalition between Labor and the Conservatives.

While 17 per cent said they would support a Reform-Labour coalition with Nigel Farage as prime minister, just 6 per cent said they would “somewhat support” that coalition with Starmer in office; This is the lowest rate among all combinations.

However, the survey shows that the public will generally prefer a single-party government over a coalition.

Half of Britons say they would prefer one party to govern alone, while just over a quarter would prefer two or more parties to govern together in a coalition.

Support for a single-party government is currently strongest among those who want to vote Reform UK, at 76 per cent, or Conservative Party, at 69 per cent. Current Labor supporters also support a single-party government by 53 per cent to 29 per cent.

The Liberal Democrats are split on the issue by 40 per cent to 43 per cent, while those who want to vote for the Greens prefer coalitions over single-party government by 46 per cent to 35 per cent.