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Half of Ukip voters say they are prejudiced against people of other races | Half of Ukip voters say they are prejudiced against people of other races |
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Around half of Ukip voters say they are prejudiced against people of other races, new opinion research has found. | Around half of Ukip voters say they are prejudiced against people of other races, new opinion research has found. |
When Ukip voters were asked by the pollster YouGov whether they would describe themselves as prejudiced “against people of other races”, only 49 per cent said they were not prejudiced. | |
42 per cent of the party’s supporters admitted to being “a little prejudiced” while 6 per cent said they were “very prejudiced” – a total of 48 per cent. | |
The results of the poll suggest that Ukip voters admit to being significantly more racially prejudiced than the population as a whole. | The results of the poll suggest that Ukip voters admit to being significantly more racially prejudiced than the population as a whole. |
Around half of Ukip voters say they are racially prejudiced to some degree Around a quarter (26 per cent) of the general population said they were slightly racially prejudiced, just over half the number of Ukip voters. | |
Sixty per cent of Conservatives said they were not prejudiced, 72 per cent of Labour voters, and 73 per cent of Liberal Democrats. | |
Many of Ukip’s supporters who admitted to being “racially prejudiced” somehow insisted they were not “racist”, however. | Many of Ukip’s supporters who admitted to being “racially prejudiced” somehow insisted they were not “racist”, however. |
When asked directly in a separate question whether they held “racist” views, 28 per cent, significantly fewer, said they did – while 64 per cent said they did not. | |
The percentage of voters from each party who they hold explicitly "racist" views. The latest in an endless stream of race rows rocking Ukip involved an ex-councillor for the party saying she dislikes what she called ‘negroid features’. | The percentage of voters from each party who they hold explicitly "racist" views. The latest in an endless stream of race rows rocking Ukip involved an ex-councillor for the party saying she dislikes what she called ‘negroid features’. |
Rozanne Duncan was expelled from the party, claiming she was “no racist” and that she felt “betrayed” by the Ukip leadership. | Rozanne Duncan was expelled from the party, claiming she was “no racist” and that she felt “betrayed” by the Ukip leadership. |
Ukip voters were also twice as likely as Conservative or Labour supporters to say they held anti-Semitic views. | Ukip voters were also twice as likely as Conservative or Labour supporters to say they held anti-Semitic views. |
Eight per cent of Ukip voters admitted to being anti-Semitic, compared to 3 per cent of Conservatives and 3 per cent of Labour supporters. | |
The group which admitted to being most anti-Semitic were the Liberal Democrat voters, 9 per cent of which said they held such views. | |
The poll was carried out by YouGov for the Sunday Times. Fieldwork was conducted on the 19th and 20th of February. | The poll was carried out by YouGov for the Sunday Times. Fieldwork was conducted on the 19th and 20th of February. |