UK Rwanda policy survey 2023

In November 2023, approximately 47 percent of adults in the United Kingdom supported the government's "Rwanda plan"; an immigration policy that would see some asylum seekers sent to Rwanda while their claims are being processed.

Share of people in that support the government's Rwanda asylum policy in the United Kingdom in 2023, by demographic

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Overall	47%
Reform UK voters	76%
Conservative voters	68%
65+	58%
Male	51%
55-64	49%
35-44	45%
45-54	45%
25-34	44%
Female	43%
Liberal Democrat voters	39%
Labour voters	33%
18-24	33%

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Release date

November 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

November 10-11, 2023

Number of respondents

2,235 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question worded as follows: "The government has agreed a deal whereby some people who have entered Britain and applied for asylum will be flown to Rwanda, in Africa, for their applications to be processed. If their application is successful, they would be given long-term accommodation in Rwanda. To what extent do you support or oppose this?"

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