In 2009, Ipsos MORI found that a total of 75% supported the ban on fox hunting. In 2010, the figure was almost identical, with 76% being opposed to repealing the Hunting Act, including with 71% of rural residents. There was 18% support for repeal. A poll by MORI in December 2012 showed no change on fox hunting, with 76% being opposed to moves to make it legal, rising to 81% in respect to deer hunting. Ahead of Boxing Day 2016 a poll was released which indicated opposition to fox hunting had reached all-time highs, with 84% of voters, including 82% of those in rural areas, opposing fox hunting. An opinion poll in May 2017 revealed overwhelming public opposition to hunting with dogs, including the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004. 64% of voters disagreed with the statement that "the ban on fox hunting should be reversed", including 46% who "strongly disagreed". Just 11% supported the repeal of the ban. The poll was published in the aftermath of the release of the Conservative Party manifesto for the 2017 general election, which promised a vote on the repeal of the Act. Only 16% of Conservative voters want the ban overturned, with 50% opposed. Supporters of the bill Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) League Against Cruel Sports Hunt Saboteurs Association Animal Welfare Party Patrick Moore Conservatives Against Fox Hunting Conservative MPs Caroline Dinenage, Tracey Crouch, Mike Weatherley, Dominic Raab, Sir Roger Gale, Stuart Andrew, Simon Kirby, Caroline Ansellm, Ann Widdecombe and Lee Scott Brian May Paul McCartney Ricky Gervais (actor and comedian) Roger Moore Opponents of the bill Countryside Alliance Theresa May, later Prime Minister Clarissa Dickson Wright, celebrity cook, writer, journalist and TV host Charles III allegedly commented that "if hunting was banned, he might as well leave the country and spend the rest of his life skiing". Jeremy Irons, actor Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and broadcaster Otis Ferry, son of musician Bryan Ferry Roger Waters, bassist in Pink Floyd Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Farmers' Union of Wales The Middle Way Group (a group of Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru parliamentarians) Union of Country Sports Workers (a trade union) Neutral National Farmers Union Proposed Coalition review The Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement, agreed by the new government following the 2010 general election, aimed to give MPs a free vote "to express its view" on