Immigration seen as biggest concern for Britons
(VOVWORLD) - Immigration tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important for the first time since 2016 when Britain voted to leave the European Union, according to the August edition of the monthly Ipsos Issues Index released on Friday.
 People stage a demonstration against far-right anti-immigration protests. (Photo: Anadolu) |
34% of Britons named immigration as the biggest issue, ahead of healthcare, on 30%, the economy on 29%, crime on 25%, and inflation on 20%. For 11% of those polled race relations was the top issue.
The public's concerns about immigration have increased in the wake of the rioting in UK cities this month in which anti-immigration demonstrators targeted hotels housing asylum-seekers and mosques, the pollster said.
Last week YouGov released a poll which also showed immigration topping the list of most important national issues for the first time since 2016, when concerns about immigration were a major driver of Britain's vote to leave the European Union that year.