Boris Johnson tops list of UK's bad Prime Ministers, says an Ipsos research

London, Sept 2: Boris Johnson has topped the list of bad Prime Ministers to hold the office of 10 Downing Street since World War II, according to a poll. As the end date of Boris's time as Prime Minister nears, new research by Ipsos in the UK shows Britons are more likely to say he has done a bad job as Prime Minister than any other person.

 

 

 

 

Winston Churchill (62 per cent) and Margaret Thatcher (43 per cent) are first and second amongst the public on being seen as doing a good job as Prime Minister - unchanged from when Ipsos last asked this question in Feb 2021. The poll said, "Boris Johnson is in first place for being seen to have done a bad job (49 per cent), followed by Theresa May (41 per cent), David Cameron (38 per cent) and Tony Blair (35 per cent)."

 

 

 

 

 

However, despite this poor ranking, Boris also ranks 4th among those being seen to have done a good job. Meanwhile, Winston Churchill tops the list of those Prime Ministers the public think has done a good job. Ipsos interviewed a representative sample of 1,111 Britons aged 18+. Interviews were conducted online from Aug 19 to 22, this year's data are weighed to match the profile of the population.

 

According to Ipsos, all polls are subject to a wide range of potential sources of error. The poll comes as the election of the next British Prime Minister is due on Sept 5. Successive surveys say that UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has consolidated her lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to become the British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party.