Thread/ With Boris Johnson now confirmed to be our next Prime Minister, here’s what we know about what the public think of him yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
1/ He is much less popular than May was at the time she took over. Johnson currently has a net favourability score of -27, compared to May’s +12 in August 2016 (although he does beat her current score of -37) yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
2/ Britons tended to see him as a good Mayor of London, but a bad Foreign Secretary
Mayor of London – 47% good / 29% bad
Foreign Secretary – 26% good / 48% bad yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
3/ Britons believe he will be a new type of Prime Minister (52%) – just 24% think he will be much like his predecessors. But not new in a good way – a plurality (44%) of those who think his style will be different think he will be poor/terrible at the job yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
4/ Views on which opinion of Boris tends to be most positive:
Likeable – 43%
Strong – 41%
Not racist – 40%
Views on which opinion tends to be most negative:
Out of touch – 63%
Untrustworthy – 58%
Putting on an act – 55% yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
5/ If Boris Johnson went to Hogwarts, Brits think he would be in Slytherin (which values ambition, cunning, leadership and resourcefulness)
Slytherin – 42%
Ravenclaw – 9%
Hufflepuff – 5%
Gryffindor – 5% yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
6/ The public see him as a better Prime Minister than Jeremy Corbyn (although both still lose to don’t know)
Boris Johnson – 34%
Jeremy Corbyn – 20%
Don’t know – 42% yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…
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Negative attitudes towards Labour have not crystallised just yet. Most Britons (54%) still say they are willing to give the new government the benefit of the doubt
Have high hopes, think they will do well: 19% (-2 from 20 Jun)
Do not have high hopes, but give benefit of doubt: 35% (=)
Do not have high hopes, think they will do badly: 38% (+5)
Nevertheless, many Britons feel let down by Labour. 23% say they expected them to do well in government, but have been disappointed so far
Expected to be bad, and they have: 39%
Expected to be good, but have been disappointed: 23%
Expected to be bad, but have been better than expected: 3%
Expected to be good, and they have: 11%
25 years after devolution for Scotland, and 10 years after the independence referendum, what constitutional set-up do Scots support having?
Devolution, more powers: 51% support
Devolution, current powers: 46%
Autonomy within UK: 42%
Full independence: 41%
Abolition of devolution: 21%
Devolution, fewer powers: 19%
In Wales, existing or enhanced devolution are also the most popular options, though 31% would support abolishing devolution
Devolution, more powers: 40% support
Devolution, current powers: 39%
Autonomy within UK: 32%
Abolition of devolution: 31%
Full independence: 24%
Devolution, fewer powers: 23%
With the 10 year anniversary of the Scottish independence referendum tomorrow, support for 'Yes' and 'No' among voters stands at effectively the same level as a decade ago
'Yes' voters are more likely to have changed their minds since 2014, but are being replenished by younger voters who lean towards Scottish independence
Two-thirds of Conservative members want to be able to vote on policy at conference and be able to vote on all leadership candidates, with six in ten also wanting to elect a deputy leader
While Britons generally think the police have handled the riots well, they lack confidence in their ability to protect people and property from further unrest
A lot/some confidence: 38%
Not a lot/no confidence: 58%