Find Out Now interviewed 2,150 GB adults on 13th August 2026 for Restore Britain, representative by Age, Region, Gender, and 2024 GE. Find Out Now is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

Full data tables can be downloaded here.

Survey results

Q1 — Preferred next PM

• No candidate comes close to a majority: 36% pick “none of the above.” Among named figures, Andy Burnham leads on 20%, followed by Nigel Farage (12%) and Kemi Badenoch (11%).
• Clear gender split for Farage: 17% of men back him vs 8% of women — the widest gender gap of any candidate.
• Badenoch’s support is heavily age-skewed: just 4% among 18-29s rising to 29% among over-75s.
• Burnham performs strongest in the North West (32%) and London (27%), weakest in the South East (13%) and Scotland (15%) — despite topping the national figure.
• Zack Polanski’s support skews young: 16% among 18-29s versus under 1% among over-75s, the steepest age drop-off of any candidate.

Q2 — Favourability of political figures

• Andy Burnham is the only figure close to break-even on net favourability (+0.2%: 29% favourable vs 29% unfavourable) and is almost universally recognised (just 2% “never heard of him”). That combination — high recognition, no net negative — sets him apart from the rest of the field.
• Jeremy Corbyn (net -36%) and Nigel Farage (net -31%) are the most net-negative figures, but both are also near-universally known (under 2% “never heard of them”) and pull meaningful “very favourable” shares (Corbyn 7%, Farage 11%) alongside dominant unfavourables — classic polarising profiles, loved by a minority, disliked by most.
• Mel Stride (40% never heard of him) and John Healey (30%) are the least recognised figures in the set, well behind the others — their numbers reflect low awareness more than strong opinion.
• Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick both post firmly negative nets (-15% and -27% respectively), with Jenrick’s unfavourable share (33%) far outweighing a thin favourable base (6%).
• Farage’s unfavourability is the most intense in the set: 46% say “very unfavourable” specifically, higher than any other figure’s combined unfavourable score bar Corbyn’s.