A majority of Britons say a strong leader who breaks the rules is needed to fix the country
Share of adults who say they agree that: “To fix [the country], we need a strong leader willing to break the rules”
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
Italy
France
Britain
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
Italy
France
Britain
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
France
Britain
Italy
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
France
Britain
Italy
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
Italy
France
Britain
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
Italy
France
Britain
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
France
Britain
Italy
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
80%
French and Italian voters were once more likely to say their country needed a strong leader...
70%
...now it is British voters who most want a rule-breaker
60%
France
Britain
Italy
53%
50%
42%
42%
40%
38%
United States
30%
Germany
24%
20%
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025