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Are the voters ready to countenance the idea of PM Boris? We might know more this week

Are the voters ready to countenance the idea of PM Boris? We might know more this week

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@LordAshcroft Do you need a cover photo for your Boris poll? pic.twitter.com/0UscaExd25 — Nick Boles (@GeneralBoles) June 23, 2013 Is the Mayor the man who polls better than he performs? In the last year there have been several polls from different pollsters using different methodologies that have sought to test the impact on voting intentions if Boris rather than Dave was CON leader. The outcomes have generally been the same that the blue team would get a boost with Boris…

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Boris Johnson for PM polling? He was overstated by all 6 pollsters in final surveys ahead of May 2012 mayoral race

Boris Johnson for PM polling? He was overstated by all 6 pollsters in final surveys ahead of May 2012 mayoral race

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Great Boris Private Eye cover that’ll become a classic if ever he does become CONleader/PM.via @hendopolis twitter.com/MSmithsonPB/st… — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 4, 2013 Remember how Ken ran him so close? Just before the Easter weekend we reported on a new YouGov poll that had a Boris-led Tory party level pegging with an EdM LAB one when the named leader voting intention question was put. This caused something of a stir and was in line with similar polling at the…

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What does the future hold for Boris

What does the future hold for Boris

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It certainly has been an extra-ordinary year for Boris, from winning re-election as Mayor of London, in what is supposedly a Labour city, whilst belonging to a party, that as a government had just delivered a double dip recession. Winning allowed him to be Mayor during the Olympics, where he mocked Mitt Romney, to the adulation of many, and he was associated with the feel good factor that the Olympics brought, so much so, he upstaged The Prime Minister. This…

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Commissioner Boris? Cameron could solve two problems with one move?

Commissioner Boris? Cameron could solve two problems with one move?

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David Herdson looks ahead to 2014 In a little under two years’ time, David Cameron will have to do something no Conservative prime minister has done almost two decades: nominate someone to the European Commission. It’s a decision which is fraught with difficulty on many levels. One possibility speculated upon is that Nick Clegg could get the nod, the thinking being that the move could form part of an amicable separation between the governing parties in the coalition, giving Clegg…

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The Matt cartoon in the Telegraph that’s not going to please Dave

The Matt cartoon in the Telegraph that’s not going to please Dave

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Telegraph One of the great things about Matt in the Telegraph is that so often he can capture the moment, as he does with his latest this morning, in a way that sums up brilliantly how situations and relationships are being perceived. This is one of his best and will add fuel to what is increasingly becoming the story of the Conservative conference in Birmingham – Boris. It must be infuriating for Cameron yet he has to take it in…

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Boris receives a rock-star type welcome in Birmingham

Boris receives a rock-star type welcome in Birmingham

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Could he possibly be a danger to Dave? I count 13 snappers + 7 TV cameras at Bojo rally. More than 1000 ppl in audience. This is by far the biggest fringe event I’ve ever seen — Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) October 8, 2012 Ladbrokes have tightened their Boris Johnson prices as BorisMania takes over the Tory conference in Birmingham. It’s now 2/1 that he’ll be back as an MP before the general election and 2/1 that he’ll become PM. Mike…

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Conference season will be looked at through the prism of leadership issues

Conference season will be looked at through the prism of leadership issues

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Everything contenders say will be scrutinised & magnified Just six days to be before the start of the 2012 party conference season and my betting is that leadership issues will be a common theme at at least two and possibly three of them. We’ve seen the media obsession with both Boris and Vince and with Labour Ed Miliband has yet to fully convince the home team. An indication that there might be trouble ahead is that with the Tories and…

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