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Theresa May 7% ahead of Johnson amongst CON voters in first leadership race poll

Theresa May 7% ahead of Johnson amongst CON voters in first leadership race poll

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The detail of the YouGov CON leadership poll which has Johnson 7% behind amongst CON voters pic.twitter.com/sL1K6dQsSG — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 More on Times YouGov CON leadership poll. https://t.co/FanUVqzZDk — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 What we really need is poll of CON members which YouGov has done very successfully in past — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 27, 2016 It looks as though Theresa May's low profile EURef campaign could pay off. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB)…

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Cameron is going, Johnson has been in hiding and Labour faces civil war. So who will lead Britain?

Cameron is going, Johnson has been in hiding and Labour faces civil war. So who will lead Britain?

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The country has voted for change but the future is unclear. Leadership is needed writes Keiran Pedley Last Thursday’s Brexit vote was truly an historic event in our country’s history. The consequences for British politics will take time to play out. Right now the country is tense. Since David Cameron’s resignation Friday morning there is a political vacuum at the heart of power and sense of uncertainty in the air. Only a fool would predict with any degree of certainty…

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Judging by his betting price collapse Boris’s back LEAVE decision hasn’t been good for his career ambitions

Judging by his betting price collapse Boris’s back LEAVE decision hasn’t been good for his career ambitions

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Boris no longer favourite to be next CON leader. Osborne moves back into the top slot pic.twitter.com/cjP7op8adw — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 26, 2016 If the vote is REMAIN the ex-mayor could be the scapegoat Yesterday the Daily Mail’s renowned columnist, Katie Hopkins had a big go at the ex-Mayor under the heading “I thought Boris was going to save Britain from the EU, instead he has turned out to be a big fat fraud.” In it she registered in…

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A post Brexit vote recession could cost the Tories the next election

A post Brexit vote recession could cost the Tories the next election

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Can you spot what subtle message David Cameron is trying to get across if the UK votes to leave the EU? pic.twitter.com/szzuh9VBT0 — TSE (@TSEofPB) May 14, 2016 Brexiteers are in danger of being blamed for the next recession even if it has nothing do with Brexit On one side we have, inter alia, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor, and the great and the good, from the IMF, the OECD, NIESR, The Bank of England, and their Governor, Mark Carney,…

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Boris’s flexible approach to the truth appears to be catching up with him

Boris’s flexible approach to the truth appears to be catching up with him

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Boris Johnson accused of 'dishonest gymnastics' over TTIP U-turn https://t.co/hISwWVfW4w — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 14, 2016 .@TheEconomist becomes another voice questioning Boris Johnson's truthfulness https://t.co/AvdePerXi3 via — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 14, 2016 Good point about Boris & the truth from Jonathan Freedland. The would-be PM has been fired twice for dishonesty https://t.co/0CCFN1VSWY — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 14, 2016 A narrative is starting to develop which could destroy the favourite’s leadership ambitions

Boris now 4th in ConHome members preferred leader poll. Gove extends lead

Boris now 4th in ConHome members preferred leader poll. Gove extends lead

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ConservativeHome The monthly ConHome members survey of preferred next party leader is just out and sees Michael Gove once again top extending his total by five points. The former Education Secretary is the fourth person to have been there this year because it does have a tendency to chop and change. Thus in January, Theresa May was top, then it was Liam Fox, and in March Boris moved into poll position. The other big mover is Theresa May up five…

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The Mayor, the pro-IN Mayor’s Dad and the LAB approach to EURef

The Mayor, the pro-IN Mayor’s Dad and the LAB approach to EURef

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Donald Brind on how the campaign is unfolding   “It’s up to you in the Labour Party to save us.” I was too polite to reply: “From your son, you mean?”, for this was Stanley Johnson, the charming father of boorish Boris, the Brexiteer. Boris is the black sheep of the Johnson clan. As is well known, his decision to join the Leave camp put him in opposition not just to his father but also to his brother Jo, the…

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