One in three Conservative voters think ministers failing on housing

Exclusive polling for the Guardian also shows voters think more social housing is needed

More than one in three Conservative voters believe the government is doing a bad job at improving housing in Britain – more than those who believe it is being effective, exclusive polling for the Guardian has revealed.

As Michael Gove, the secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities, published a long-delayed bill reforming aspects of private renting on Wednesday, Ipsos found 34% of people who voted Tory in 2019 now think the government is failing on the issue and only 29% believe it is doing a good job.