YouGov Daily Briefing 15/04/2015

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LATEST VOTING INTENTIONOur latest voting intention figures published in The Sun this morning are CON 33%, LAB 35%, LDEM 8%, UKIP 13%, GRN 5%. Labour lead by two. The most important issues facing the country are the economy (55%), health (50%) and immigration (47%). LATEST RESEARCH Stephan Shakespeare for The Times Red Box: Voters believe Labour wants to behave responsibly on spending, but doubt it can succeed. Full story Health overtakes immigration as an issue for voters for the first time since coalition came to power. Full story Voters choose the Conservatives over Labour on defence issues, including Britain’s ageing nuclear missile system CURRENT ISSUES  Education Spending When we asked in March this year, half (50%) of the public thought schools should be protected from any government cuts. Only the NHS (79%) was picked by more people when they were asked what areas they thought should be protected. Monarchy In 2012 we found that around three quarters (73%) of the public thought the monarchy should continue in the future. Only 16% supported the idea of replacing the monarchy with an elected head of state. By 67% to 9% the monarchy was considered to be a good thing for Britain.