Massive Polling Scandal Rocks British Politics - YouGov Deny Serious Allegations
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<p>Woah! According to a former senior staffer for leading polling company YouGov, his former employer refused to publish polling data that was favourable to the Labour party in the 2017 election - and even manipulated methodology for the same reason - after coming under political pressure from a Tory MP who co-founded the organisation. </p><br /><p>But this scandal raises major questions about our democracy.</p><br /><p>YouGov has released a statement denying one of the allegations: https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1534500346093092864</p><br /><p>Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the right-wing media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84</p><p>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast" rel="payment" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast</a>.</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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