More than half of Britons think Labour is too busy policing people’s lives instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, according to new polling.
The public is increasingly of the belief that ministers spend more time trying to ban tobacco, tax alcohol, and clamp down on adverts than helping struggling households.
Life has become less fun under Labour, said 56 per cent of respondents to the poll by the Merlin Strategy for the Adam Smith Institute.
That includes 76 per cent of Conservatives, 36 per cent of Labour voters, and 79 per cent of Reform supporters.
Tory MP Jack Rankin said: “This polling reflects something everyone knows but this Labour Government – our lives are being made more miserable through high taxes, more regulations, and woke politics.”
Some 37 per cent of respondents said the Government is fixated on trans ideology.
Another 22 per cent said it has wasted time on foreign affairs, while only three per cent believe Labour is not doing enough on nanny-state issues.
It comes after ministers opened a consultation on banning vaping and heated tobacco in public.
Some 97 per cent of voters say the generational smoking ban should not be a priority for Sir Keir’s Government
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A whopping 97 per cent of voters said the generational smoking ban should not be a priority, with 19 per cent labelling it as the policy deserving of the least attention.
Some 57 per cent of voters say the plan is distracting from the cost-of-living crisis.
The smoking ban will prevent those born after 2009 from ever purchasing cigarettes.
It would also extend the indoor smoking ban to some outdoor settings.
The generational smoking ban is set to prevent those born after 2009 form purchasing tobacco products (file photo)
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Outdoor vaping might also be restricted in smoke-free places.
Vape products will also be taxed from October.
The generational smoking ban was inspired by New Zealand, which planned to ban all people born after 2008 from purchasing tobacco products.
However, that plan was scrapped in 2024 in order to help fund tax cuts.
Sir Keir’s Government also implemented the Online Safety Act and announcing new powers granted by it last week.
He also announced plans to launch a consultation to extend the powers of the act.
This includes “options to age restrict or limit children’s VPN use”, as well as examining the usage of AI chatbots.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology also announced the “You Won’t Know until You Ask” campaign, to help parents and children deal with “misogynistic material and ragebait”.