According to new polls, roughly one-fifth of the British people support the reinstatement of Covid measures.
More In Common polled 2,033 people between November 30 and December 4 to see if they would support some Covid legislation.
The question was posed as follows: “Currently, there are no legal Covid-19 restrictions in place in the UK. Thinking of the current health situation in the UK, would you support or oppose the Government re-introducing each of the following Covid-19 restrictions at the current time?”
Polling found that 45% supported, with 16% strongly supporting, wearing face masks on public transit, and 8% strongly supporting the rule of six, restricting the number of persons who can meet outside.
According to the poll, millennials (aged 25-40) are the most likely to support limits, with one-third supporting the closure of nightclubs and three-tenths supporting the reinstatement of the six-club regulation.
Gen Z (aged 18-24) was more supportive of nightclub closures than Gen X (aged 41-55) and Baby Boomers (aged 56-74). Nightclub closures were supported by 31% of Gen Z, 27% of Gen X, and 27% of Baby Boomers.
Restaurant and pub closures were approved by 25% of both Gen Z and Millennials. This compares to 17% for Baby Boomers and only 12% for The Silent Generation.
Regionally, Greater London had the strongest support for lockdown restrictions, with 52% in favour of wearing masks on public transit and 36% in favour of closing nightclubs.
Different parts of the UK were more hostile to various limitations. With 78% opposing bar closures, Wales was the area most opposed to pub closures.
The East of England was the most opposed to the return of the rule of six with 75 per cent being opposed to it.
According to the research, 51% of those polled who voted for Labour in the 2019 General Election supported the reinstatement of masks on public transport. 41% were against it.
In comparison, 45 percent of Conservatives supported the introduction of a masking ban on public transport, while 52 percent opposed it.
Nightclub closures have stronger support from 2019 Labour voters (32%) than 2019 Conservative voters (29%).
Meanwhile, more Conservative 2019 voters opposed pub closures than Labour or the Lib Dems. 77% of Conservatives opposed the restriction on pub openings, compared to 73% of Lib Dems and 68% of Labour.