10. Only 18% of Britons support spending 0.7% of GNI or more on international development. However, more Britons believe the UK’s aid spend target should be higher than 0.3% of GNI (38%) than believe it should be lower (34%), suggesting some room to increase spending about 0.3%.

9. Britons are widely convinced of the benefits of free trade which they believe positively impacts the UK as a whole (71%), them and their families (51%) and their local area (47%). The UK-US (57%) and the UK-India trade deals (53%) are also supported by the majority of Britons.

8. Generational divides also exist around China - 81% of over-66s distrust China vs 41% of 18-25-year-olds. Younger Britons are also more supportive of cooperation e.g. 61% of 18-25-year-olds support Chinese tech companies operating in the UK vs 12% of over-66s.

7. There is a growing foreign policy disconnect across generations, especially around Ukraine. Only 25% of 18-25-year-olds view continued Russian aggression as a top threat to the UK, compared to 60% of over-66s.

6. While 71% of Britons support increasing defence spending, they widely oppose defence spending increases if it requires cuts to the NHS (60%), education (47%) or welfare (46%).

5. Even among Leave voters, there is growing support for closer cooperation - 78% support the UK-EU Summit agreement to strengthen defence and security cooperation and 70% support the agreement to reduce trade barriers around food and drink.

4. 62% of Britons believe the UK should move closer to the EU in response to President Trump’s actions. There is strong support for the UK-EU Summit, especially agreements to strengthen cooperation on defence and security (83%) and reducing barriers to food and drink trade (79%).

3. Britons believe President Trump is negatively affecting the UK economy (53%) and UK-US relations (49%). In turn, trust in the US has plummeted over the last year, from 53% to 38%, with more Britons now distrusting (41%) than trusting the US.

2. Britons most widely believe the top foreign policy priorities should be strengthening relations with the EU (45%), tackling the root causes of irregular migration (40%) and securing free trade agreements (38%). Assisting dev.g nations comes last (13%).

1. At 83%, more Britons are interested in foreign policy than at any other point since we began polling on this in 2020, as the proliferation of global crises spikes Britons’ interest in foreign policy.

After a wonderful few days in Jakarta thinking about digital security, a privilege to now be in Hanoi representing the UK at the ASEAN Future Forum this week. 🇬🇧 is a proud ASEAN dialogue partner + given the current geopolitical environment, it's a particularly timely summit.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy this morning outlined his 'plan for change' for UK foreign policy and the FCDO. A 🧵of the main takeaways.

Wonderful few days in Prague, discussing European security. Beyond Trump, there are big challenges around the collapse of the German gov, faltering economies and increasingly effective Russian disinformation. But leaving feeling positive about what Europe can achieve together, if we can coordinate.