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24 May 2019

YouGov: Boris is Britons’ best bet for PM


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More of the public thinks Boris Johnson would make a good Prime Minister than any other candidate, according to the latest YouGov polling, just after Theresa May announcement that she will resign on June 7th.


Just over a quarter (28%) say that he would be a good bet for the top job, with 11% saying he would do a very good job. [...]

His closest rivals in this most recent polling data released today, hours after Theresa May resigned as Prime Minister, are Sajid Javid, on 20%, and Michael Gove, who 12% of the public believe would be a good candidate.

Johnson also came top of the table when we asked the public who would do a bad job. More than half (55%) of respondents think he would be a bad Prime Minister, which beats Gove (52%), Javid (32%) and all other potential candidates we listed.

Bottom of the table in terms of lowest “good” scores were Matt Hancock and Rory Stewart, both on 5%. But each candidate also scored low on “bad” with 16% and 14% respectively - likely down to their lower recognition among the general public.

If we turn to YouGov Ratings we can see that Matt Hancock is known by 30% of the public, and Rory Stewart is known by just 24%. Boris Johnson, on the other hand, is known by 97% of Britons (but disliked by 46%). [...]

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