Poll to Poll

After a week which saw 40% of Conservative MPs voting to express no confidence in Boris Johnson, new polling by Ipsos Mori will serve only to embolden those who continue to want the Prime Minister removed from office. Overall, 49% of those questioned said Boris Johnson was doing a bad job as Prime Minister, compared to 31% saying he was doing well. 50% said the Government has a whole was doing a bad job of running the country, compared to 29% who said it was doing well in this regard. Asked about the confidence vote in the Prime Minister, 51% of those surveyed said Conservative MPs were wrong to keep Boris Johnson in post, compared to 36% who said it was the right thing to do. Among those who voted Conservative at the 2019 General Election, 26% felt that Conservative MPs were wrong to retain confidence in the Prime Minister. Overall, 50% would support the Prime Minister resigning, with 29% saying they would oppose such a move. 59% feel it is unlikely that Boris Johnson will wi...

Whether it’s the booing he faced when arriving for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul’s Cathedral,   or being challenged by a Mumsnet user as to why he was a “habitual liar” , Boris Johnson will have been left in no doubt this week about the slump he now faces. More importantly however will be that backbench Conservative MPs will have clocked it all as they consider if now is the right time to trigger a vote of confidence in his leadership of the party. But what will be worrying backbenchers the most will be the prospect, ultimately of them losing their seats. Later this month, by elections in Wakefield and Tiverton & Honiton will provide a glimpse into the electoral damage Boris Johnson might be causing for the Conservatives. The Devon seat of Tiverton and Honiton should, in theory, be safe for the Conservatives. In 2019 the party secured a majority of over 24,000. And yet, there are nerves at Conservative HQ. One only has to look at North Shropshire to...