A new survey of voters who identify as Christian has revealed some of the issues most likely to influence their votes in the General Election. The poll found that 90 per cent of Christians believe a party’s ‘commitment to protecting freedom of conscience’ is important. It also revealed that 81 per cent of Christians think that Britain ‘seems to be going in the wrong direction morally’. More than 60 per cent of respondents agreed that it is ‘harder to be a Christian in Britain today’ than it was in 2010 at the last General Election. More than a third agreed with the statement: ‘I would have considered voting Conservative but gay marriage has put me off doing so’. And almost 80 per cent thought that David Cameron was wrong to say that gay marriage was ‘among his proudest achievements in 2014’. 40 per cent said a party leader having a ‘personal Christian faith’ would influence their vote, rising to nearly 50 per cent when applied to their local candidate.