October 2020
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More than half the UK adults polled think the government should have locked down the UK in September: A survey of UK adults has found that 54% believe the government should have introduced a national lockdown in September - following reported advice from the government's scientific advisory committee (SAGE).
While more than half were in favour of such measures to help halt the spread of Covid-19, more than a quarter (28%) said the government was right not to implement such restrictions.
The YouGov survey, which polled 4,222 UK adults, found that almost a fifth (18%) were unsure, answering 'don't know'.
Seven out of ten Labour voters agreed that the UK should have supported a national lockdown period in September, compared to 37% of Conservative voters and 73% of Lib Dems.
While 46% of Conservative voters said that the government was right not to introduce stricter national measures, just 15% of Labour voters and 17% of Lib Dems said the same.
When it came to the breakdown across regions, 62% of Scottish respondents were in favour of a national lockdown in September, compared to 53% in London. This also compares to 52% in the 'rest of South', 53% in Wales and 57% in the North.
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