While just 13% of Britons see themselves as pro-Trump, 70% see Reform UK as being supportive of the US president

Key takeaways

  • 67% of Britons describe themselves as anti-Trump
  • While clear majorities of Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters say they are anti-Trump, this is true of just 24% of Reform UK voters
  • 70% of Britons see Reform UK as pro-Trump, while also tending to see the Tories as being supportive of the US president
  • 36% of Britons view Labour as anti-Trump, while 21% see the party as pro-Trump and 19% believe the party does not have a clear stance either way
  • Pro-Trump Britons overwhelmingly see Labour as anti-Trump, while just 30% of anti-Trump Britons believe the party shares their position

Donald Trump’s presidencies have been controversial in Britain, with senior politicians condemning his words and actions on multiple occasions and large protests occurring during his official visits to the country.

This has led to Nigel Farage’s friendship with the president being seen as a potential electoral liability for his party, while Keir Starmer’s attempts to pursue a friendly relationship with his counterpart have received criticism from progressive politicians. But where do Britons think the main UK political parties stand on Donald Trump?

The US president is undoubtedly unpopular among the British public, with two thirds of Britons (67%) explicitly describing themselves as being “anti-Trump", including 56% who say they are very anti-Trump.

This is relative to just 13% who describe themselves as “pro-Trump”, with a further 16% saying they are neither pro- nor anti- the current occupant of the White House.

Reform UK voters are clear outliers. While 89% of Lib Dem voters, 85% of Labour voters, 82% of Green voters and 61% of Conservatives identify as anti-Trump, this falls to just 24% of those who backed Reform UK at the last election, nearly half of whom (46%) instead describe themselves as pro-Trump.

There is a clear difference in strength of feeling on the two sides of the divide. While the large majority of those who are anti-Trump are very anti-Trump, only the minority of those in favour describe themselves as very pro-Trump.

Which parties do Britons see as pro- and anti-Trump?

Reform UK are also the party Britons are most likely to link to the president, with 70% of Britons viewing Nigel Farage’s party as pro-Trump, relative to only 8% viewing Reform UK as either neutral or critical of the US president.

The Conservatives also tend to be seen as being supportive of Trump by the public, with 35% viewing them as such, compared to 23% who see the party as not having a strong stance on him either way and 13% who believe the party is anti-Trump.

Perception of Labour’s stance is similarly divided, though with more Britons seeing the party as anti-Trump (36%) than pro-Trump (21%), alongside an additional fifth (19%) who believe the party is neither pro- nor anti- the president.

A clear majority of Britons (56%) see the Greens as anti-Trump, with nearly half (48%) placing the Lib Dems in the same category. This compares to a mere 7-12% seeing either party as neutral on the question and only 1-3% seeing them as pro-Trump. Nearly four in ten Britons (36-38%), though, are unsure of either party’s position, compared to 22-28% for the other parties.

How do voters perceive Labour’s stance on Trump?

Perception of Labour’s position varies significantly by someone’s own position on Trump. While 75% of those who describe themselves as pro-Trump view Labour as being anti-Trump, this falls to just 30% of those who are themselves anti-Trump, nearly as many of whom (26%) feel the party is instead pro-Trump.

This pattern can also be seen in voters’ perceptions of Labour’s stance, with predominantly anti-Trump Lib Dem and Green voters being roughly as likely to see Labour as pro-Trump (30-29%) as anti-Trump (25-32%). Though similarly anti-Trump themselves, Labour voters are roughly twice as likely to see the party as anti-Trump than pro-Trump (36% vs 19%).

Reform UK voters, the most sympathetic to Trump, are the most likely to see Labour as opposed to the right-wing figurehead, more than half (54%) doing so, compared to 16% seeing the party as supportive of him.

The Conservatives’ perceived position on Trump also varies between voters. Although most Conservatives are decidedly anti-Trump, just 22% of those who backed the party in 2024 see the Tories as sharing this stance of the president, with the same proportion seeing the party as pro-Trump and a larger 35% believing the Tories are neutral on his presidency.

Reform UK voters split similarly in their perceptions of the Tories’ stance (21% vs 20%), while Green, Labour and Lib Dem voters tend to see Kemi Badenoch’s party as sympathetic towards Trump by margins ranging from 58% to 8% among Green voters to 41% to 8% among Lib Dems.

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