This statistic presents the results of a survey of British adults, which asked them if they thought that seven Labour MPs were right to leave the party and start an independent political group in 2019. Of respondents, 46 percent thought that they were right to leave, although only 33 percent of Labour supporters thought this way, compared with 68 percent of Conservative voters.
This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed?
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YouGov. (February 19, 2019). This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/
YouGov. "This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed?." Chart. February 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/
YouGov. (2019). This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/
YouGov. "This Week Several Labour Mps Announced They Were Quitting The Labour Party. From What You Have Seen or Heard, Do You Think They Were Right to Leave, or Should They Have Stayed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/
YouGov, This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
This week several Labour MPs announced they were quitting the Labour party. From what you have seen or heard, do you think they were right to leave, or should they have stayed? [Graph], YouGov, February 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973813/perceptions-on-the-independent-group/