In March, the respective figures were 49 per cent, 38 per cent and 13 per cent.
The equivalent March figures were 30 per cent, 59 per cent and 11 per cent.
In March, the respective figures were 29 per cent, 59 per cent and 11 per cent.
The equivalent March figures were 76 per cent, 18 per cent and 9 per cent.
In March, the respective figures were 25 per cent, 66 per cent and 9 per cent.
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Here is my take from last time round:
“In sum, a majority of the panel believes he broke lockdown rules, but didn’t deliberately mislead the Commons over breaches in Number Ten; think the Privileges Committee inquiry into his conduct is unfair, and believe that he should be a Tory parliamentary candidate at the next election…but that he shouldn’t return as Conservative leader and Prime Minister (at least before then).
The way I read it, about a quarter of the panel are determined Johnson backers and under a fifth are dedicated Johnson critics – see the last two questions and answers.
As for your average respondent, my sense is that he or she regrets his departure from Downing Street, and feels the accusations against him over Covid and parties are unfair, but doesn’t want him back in Number Ten – for the moment, anyway. This survey looks for answers, but I end with a question: to what degree do Party members believe that the caravan has moved on?”
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Two months on, most of this stands – yet more evidence of the consistency of the panel, as we like to say here.
All that has changed is that we are beginning to see more of an answer to my last question above. There is an increase worth noting, just about, in the proportion of the panel that believes that –
- Johnson broke lockdown rules.
- And that he should not return as Conservative leader before the next general election.
In short, the caravan seems to have moved on a bit. But while the former Prime Minister is clearly a divisive figure, the average panel member also feels some sympathy for him.
The latest claims about Boris Johnson and Covid rules were reported on Tuesday. These questions in our monthly survey went out to panel members last Friday.