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The move to Boris is very much a London and southern thing. He has no impact in the North and Scotland

The move to Boris is very much a London and southern thing. He has no impact in the North and Scotland

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Northern voters are less enamored with the Mayor The detail of YouGov’s poll for the Sun is on the previous thread. The big news is that with Boris rather than Dave named as Tory leader the blue team would be just 1% behind Labour rather than 8% when the current leaders are named. That’s certainly quite dramatic but from the poll detail, just out, it’s clear that this was a very regional thing. The chart above is taken from the…

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The Sun’s “Boris would add 6 percent” poll could further undermine David Cameron’s leadership

The Sun’s “Boris would add 6 percent” poll could further undermine David Cameron’s leadership

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The Sun Without Boris YouGov finds that it’s CON 31/LAB 42/LD 10%.With Boris as leader CON 37%/LAB 38%/LD 11% so almost all of LAB lead wiped out — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 12, 2012 There are two big reasons why the Sun poll on the impact on voting figures of a Boris is significant:- It points to the extent that Britain’s biggest-selling paper is getting behind Boris in an effort to have him replace Cameron as Tory leader – something…

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Standby for “bombshell” poll on how the Tories would be doing with Boris as leader

Standby for “bombshell” poll on how the Tories would be doing with Boris as leader

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What would happen to the Tory vote if Boris replaced Cameron? Read the bombshell YouGov poll verdict in The Sun tomorrow. — Sun Politics (@Sun_Politics) September 11, 2012 Given the massive national attention that there was on Boris last night and the tone of the Tweet from the Sun it looks like we could be in for a dramatic poll showing how the Tories would be performing with Boris at the helm rather than Dave. I’ve been expecting such a…

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If YouGov asked these questions about Boris you can bet that he’d beat Dave, Ed and Nick

If YouGov asked these questions about Boris you can bet that he’d beat Dave, Ed and Nick

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We are being even more disillusioned with all three leaders About twice a month YouGov asks its polling panel to rate the three main party leaders on a range of points and a new set is out this morning. The striking feature is that almost all the movement is downwards and in several cases we are seeing new lows. T The first column in the tables below relates to the mid-August positions. David Cameron Ed Miliband Nick Clegg For me…

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Could Boris return to the Commons in Zac Goldsmith’s Richmond seat?

Could Boris return to the Commons in Zac Goldsmith’s Richmond seat?

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Would Johnson then be in a position to challenge Cameron? Above is the front page of tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday which suggests that something might be about to happen so Boris could make a return to the commons as an MP. The full detail of the report is not available yet from from the image of the front page it appears that Zac Goldsmith is/has/will offer to stand down in his Richmond Park seat so that the Mayor of London…

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Could the 3rd runway provide the route for a BoJo return?

Could the 3rd runway provide the route for a BoJo return?

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Henry G Manson looks at the consequences of a U-turn David Cameron has given every sign of preparing for an eventual u-turn over Heathrow. The Prime Minister is now seeking a cross-party consensus over a third runway although it’s been made clear the policy won’t change during this parliament, but could well apply if the Conservatives were returned in 2015. To remove further barriers to this policy shift David Cameron has reshuffled Transport Secretary whose constituents would be directly affected….

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Will the ICM Wisdom Index poll impede the Boris band-wagon?

Will the ICM Wisdom Index poll impede the Boris band-wagon?

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His “best PM” same as Ed but 4% below Dave ICM Wisdom Index Best PM rating: Dave 24%/Miliband and Boris 20%/Clegg 6%. bit.ly/QQVVds — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 11, 2012 ICM Wisdom Index for S Telegraph has CON 31(nc): LAB 38(nc): LD 17(nc). With Boris as leader the Tories would be up 1 with LAB down 1. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 11, 2012 ICM Wisdom Index with Boris named as CON leader. CON 32+1:LAB 38-1:LD 17 nc. So Boris…

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LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

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Now some data to drive the Boris for leader campaign? YouGov has just revealed further data from its latest which suggests that the Tories would be doing markedly better if Boris Johnson rather than David Cameron was the leader. It now appears that the poll had THREE different voting intention questions which produced very different outcomes. The standard one reported overnight had CON 32: LAB 43: LD 10. Then a second question was put which said “Imagine that at the…

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