‘Nowcasting’ policy positions from party manifestos in the UK general election 2024

most important issues in this election according to YouGov’s weekly tracker (2024-06-10):

Issue	Percent
The economy	51%
Health	49%
Immigration and asylum	40%
Housing	22%
The environment	21%
Defence and security	18%
Crime	17%
Education	15%
Britain leaving the EU	13%

Figure 1: Left-right position and social lib-con

Figure 2: Economy

Figure 3: Public services

Figure 4: The environment

Figure 5: Crime

Figure 6: Defence and nationalism

Figure 7: Brexit (European Union)