YouGov: Johnson’s popularity wobbles as a third say he’s out of touch on Brexit

09 September 2019

Continuing chaos surrounding Brexit is damaging the public’s view of both Government and Parliament, the latest YouGov polling reveals

Two in five Britons (40%) think that neither the Prime Minister and his Government nor Parliament are in tune with the general public on how to handle Brexit, according to the latest YouGov data.

A third (30%) of Britons say that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Government are the most in tune with public opinion over Brexit, with 19% saying that MPs in Parliament are most in step with the public wishes regarded our EU exit.

When it comes to Leave and Remain, 58% of Leave voters back Boris Johnson and the government compared to 4% of leave voters who say the MP’s are most in touch. Nearly half (46%) of Remain voters say neither is in step with public opinion.

The public’s expectations of the Prime Minister are also falling, with Britons who thought Boris Johnson would do well, but he has done worse than they expected jumping 11 percentage points. [...]

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