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Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. London [UK], July 19: The speed of Rishi Sunak's advance to 10 Downing Street is without precedent in modern British politics. In mid-2019, he was an unknown junior minister; seven months later, he became Chancellor of the Exchequer; and by October 2022, he had secured the highest office in the land. Aged forty-two, he was Britain's youngest Prime Minister in more than 200 years. Business News | All To Play For: The Advance of Rishi Sunak by Michael Ashcroft.
Resolution tabled by the the Moderate Party, Sweden at the IDU Executive Meeting, June 21st, 2023, in London The International Democrat Union notes with great concern the increasing number of politi- cal prisoners around the world. We are especially concerned and wish to highlight a number of po ...
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/PRNewswire/ -- Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas and Jamaica would vote to become republics in a referendum tomorrow, according to new research from Lord...
/PRNewswire/ -- Belize would vote to keep the monarchy in a referendum tomorrow, according to new polling from Lord Ashcroft. However, six countries –...
LONDON, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --More Australians would vote to become a republic than to keep the monarchy, according to new research from Lord Ashcroft Polls. However, more also think the country would choose to stick with the Crown than make the change in a referendum tomorrow, and a clear majority said there were more important issues for the country to deal with. How countries where King Charles is head of state would vote tomorrow in a referendum on the monarchy - Lord Ashcroft Polls Findings from the survey include: 35% of Australians said they would vote to remain a constitutional monarchy in a referendum tomorrow, while 42% would vote to become a republic. More than 1 in 5 said they didn't know or wouldn't vote - more than the gap between the two sides. However, Australians were slightly more likely to think an immediate referendum would produce a victory for the status quo (39%) than that the country would choose to become a republic (38%); nearly a quarter (23%) said they didn't know what the result would be. Most (57%) thought the country would become a republic if a referendum were held in 10 years. Among those voting to keep the status quo, only 43% said the monarchy was "a good thing and we should keep it". Most thought either that "the alternative we end up with would probably be worse" (35%) or that "the process of changing from the monarchy would probably be too disruptive" (18%). Only just over half (51%) of pro-republic voters said the change would bring "real, practical benefits" to Australia; 38% said the monarchy was wrong in principle and should be replaced whether there are practical benefits or not. 73% of pro-republic voters said "I was happy to continue with the monarchy under Queen Elizabeth, but now I think it's time for change." 77% of Australians, including 82% of pro-republic voters, agreed that "in an ideal world we wouldn't have the monarchy, but there are more important things for the country to deal with." Australians were slightly more likely to disagree (58%) than agree (42%) that the King can unite everyone in the country whoever they voted for. However, more believed that the monarchy is "a valuable force for stability and continuity" (52%) than "part of a colonialist past that has no place in Australia today" (48%). Australians were more likely to think becoming a republic would make no difference to their relationship with the UK (41%) than that it would weaken ties (38%). More than two thirds (68%) said they would want Australia to remain in the Commonwealth if the country became a republic. Asked where their sympathies lay between Prince Harry and other royals, 16% of Australians said they had more sympathy for Prince Harry and Meghan, and 27% for the King and Prince William; 15% had sympathy for both and 39% for neither. Apart from Australia, the polling found five other countries in which more said they would vote to become a republic than to keep the monarchy if a referendum were held tomorrow: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica and the Solomon Islands. 2,012 adults in Australia were interviewed online in February and March 2023, and four focus groups were held in Sydney and Brisbane. A total of 22,701 people were interviewed in the 15 countries in which King Charles is head of state. The full report, Uncharted Realms: The Future of the Monarchy in the UK and Around the World, together with full data for each country, is available for free at LordAshcroftPolls.com LORD ASHCROFT KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, pollster and author. He is a former Deputy Chairman of the UK Conservative Party and honorary Chairman of the International Democrat Union. His recent political books include Going For Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, and Red Knight: The Unauthorised Biography of Sir Keir Starmer. LordAshcroftPolls.com // LordAshcroft.com // Twitter/Facebook: @LordAshcroft Infographic - https://mma.prnasia.com/media2/2068023/Lord_Ashcroft_Polls_Infographic.jpg?p=medium600
LONDON, May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand would choose to keep the monarchy in a referendum tomorrow, according to new research from Lord Ashcroft Polls. However, a majority think the country would become a republic if a referendum were held in 10 years' time and most Kiwis reject the idea that the King can unite everyone in the country whoever they voted for. How countries where King Charles is head of state would vote tomorrow in a referendum on the monarchy - Lord Ashcroft Polls Findings from the survey include: 44% of New Zealanders said that in a referendum tomorrow they would vote to keep the monarchy; 34% said they would vote to become a republic. The remainder said they didn't know or would not vote. Support for keeping the monarchy was more than twice as high among those aged 65 and over (63%) as among those aged 18 to 24 (31%). A majority of New Zealanders (56%) thought a referendum tomorrow would result in the status quo. More than one third (34%) of those voting for a republic thought the country as a whole would decide to stay with the monarchy in an immediate referendum. However, a majority of all New Zealanders (53%) thought that if a referendum were held in 10 years' time the country would choose to become a republic. Among those voting to keep the monarchy, only a minority (41%) said this was because it was a good thing for New Zealand. Most said either that the alternative would probably be worse (31%) or that the process of changing would probably be too disruptive (25%). Among those voting for a republic, only just over half (51%) thought the move would bring real, practical benefits to New Zealand; 41% of them said the monarchy was wrong in principle and should be replaced whether there are practical benefits or not. 74% of those choosing a republic said they were happy to continue with the monarchy under Queen Elizabeth, but now it was time for change. Three quarters of New Zealanders, including 85% of those saying they would vote for a republic, agreed that "in an ideal world we wouldn't have a monarchy, but there are more important things for the country to deal with". Asked to choose between the two, New Zealanders were exactly divided (42% each) as to whether they would rather have the King as head of state even though he was from the UK, or a head of state elected in NZ even if they disagreed with what he or she stood for. New Zealanders were more likely to see the monarchy as a valuable force for stability and continuity (56%) than as part of a colonial past that has no place in the country today (44%). They disagreed by 58% to 42% that "the King can unite everyone in NZ no matter who they voted for". Asked where their sympathies lay between Prince Harry and other royals, 18% said they felt more sympathy for Prince Harry and Meghan, and 26% for the King and Prince William; 18% said they had sympathy for both, and 35% for neither. The polling found six countries in which more said they would vote to become a republic than to keep the monarchy: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica and the Solomon Islands. 2,012 adults in New Zealand were interviewed online in February and March 2023, and four focus groups were held in Auckland and Christchurch. A total of 22,701 people were interviewed in the 15 countries in which King Charles is head of state. The full report, Uncharted Realms: The Future of the Monarchy in the UK and Around the World, together with full data for each country, is available for free at LordAshcroftPolls.com LORD ASHCROFT KCMG PC is an international businessman, philanthropist, pollster and author. He is a former Deputy Chairman of the UK Conservative Party and honorary Chairman of the International Democrat Union. His recent political books include Going For Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, First Lady: Intrigue at the Court of Carrie and Boris Johnson, and Red Knight: The Unauthorised Biography of Sir Keir Starmer. LordAshcroftPolls.com // LordAshcroft.com // Twitter/Facebook: @LordAshcroft Infographic - https://mma.prnasia.com/media2/2068023/Lord_Ashcroft_Polls_Infographic.jpg?p=medium600