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Ratings of government performance on key policy priorities have worsened, according to findings from a national pollster.

Ipsos tells us that public priorities continue to be dominated by the NHS and
cost-of-living issues:

• Cutting NHS waiting times (56%),
• Cutting energy bills and boosting home energy security (52%),
• Raising living standards in every part of the UK (52%) and
• Delivering economic stability to keep taxes, inflation and mortgages low (51%)

continue to be the public’s top priorities from a list of milestones the Government has set for itself and other priorities.

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The NHS and bread-and-butter issues have dominated the public agenda this year, alongside reducing the number of small boat crossings (49%) which rounds up the top five this month.

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