Green voters more likely to sympathise with Iran than Israel and US, poll suggests

Voters for the Green Party are significantly more likely to sympathise with Iran than with Israel and the United States in the ongoing Middle East conflict, according to new polling.

A survey of 2,408 people conducted by More in Common found that 38 percent of Green supporters said they sympathised more with Iran. By contrast, just 4 percent said they backed Israel and the United States. A further 40 percent said they supported neither side, while 6 percent said they sympathised with both equally.

The findings come amid continued criticism of the conflict from senior Green figures, including Zack Polanski. Polanski has been outspoken in his opposition to the war, previously suggesting that Donald Trump poses as significant a threat to Britain as Mojtaba Khamenei, a senior figure linked to Iran’s leadership.

The party has also accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. At its spring conference this weekend, members are expected to vote on a motion proposing that Zionism be classified as a form of racism.

Across the wider British public, attitudes appear more mixed. The poll found that 19 percent sympathised more with Israel and the United States, while 13 percent backed Iran. The largest share, 43 percent, said they supported neither side, with 11 percent expressing equal sympathy and 15 percent unsure.

Clear divisions emerged along party lines. Supporters of Reform UK were the most likely to favour Israel and the United States, by 44 percent to 4 percent. Among voters for the Conservative Party, the split was 28 percent to 7 percent in favour of Israel and the United States.

Among Labour Party supporters, 16 percent said they sympathised with Israel and the United States, compared with 14 percent for Iran. Nearly half, 47 percent, said they did not support either side.

Luke Tryl, UK director of More in Common, said the results highlighted both public uncertainty and strong partisan divides.

He said that while the conflict has placed pressure on Keir Starmer from Washington, only around a fifth of the public sympathised with Israel and the United States, with the largest group backing neither side. He added that the data revealed notable splits between parties, with close to half of Reform voters supporting Israel and the United States, and roughly two in five Green voters sympathising with Iran.

Worth reading in full in The Telegraph here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/03/24/green-voters-back-iran-over-israel-and-us/