Finally some good news for Theresa May. After a tawdry few weeks in which Conservative MPs have taken to Twitter, newspapers and the airwaves to criticise the Prime Minister, May’s premiership looks on shaky ground. Reports on the number of letters calling for a confidence vote in May are said to be getting perilously close to the magic number required.
But any MPs considering firing off a letter to Sir Graham Brady – the chair of the 1922 committee – would be well-advised to look at the latest YouGov/WPI poll first. In a survey of Conservative voters (which took place 28-29 January), over two thirds back Theresa May to remain as Prime Minister. 69pc of people who voted for the Conservative Party in the 2017 general election think Theresa May should continue as Prime Minister, with only 18pc saying that she should stand down and let someone else takeover.
In terms of the general public – voters of all parties – support for the Prime Minister to continue in the job is at 41pc – 34pc say she should go and 25pc just don’t know.
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