Boris Johnson is streets ahead in the race to replace Theresa May as Tory leader and has an 18 point lead over his nearest rival Dominic Raab, a poll of party supporters revealed today.
A poll on the influential Conservative Home website shows 33 per cent of people want Mr Johnson to take over as party chief.
He enjoys twice the support of his nearest rival Dominic Raab on 15 per cent, followed by Michael Gove on eight per cent, Jeremy Hunt on six per cent and Sajid Javid on five per cent.
The poll, published today, shows Jacob Rees-Mogg, David Davis, Matt Hancock, Esther McVey and Penny Mordaunt on just two per cent.
ConHome chief Paul Goodman said: Boris' resignation catapulted him to the front of the queue as the main Conservative opponent of Theresa May’s EU policy. And the worse she does, the more he thrives.
'The postponement of Brexit, the talks with Jeremy Corbyn, the return of Nigel Farage, the looming European elections, the sense of drift and paralysis…all these have bumped him up to his highest total since last August'.
Boris Johnson looks unstoppable in terms of support from grassroots Tories who want him to be the next party leader, a new poll revealed today
Mr Johnson enjoys twice the support of his nearest rival Dominic Raab on 15 per cent, followed by Michael Gove on eight per cent
Theresa May has promised to quit as leader once Britain leaves the EU, but has so far failed to get a deal through Parliament.
As a result the party is set to be badly beaten in the local elections and European elections.
Last night it emerged that three in five Tory members are set to vote for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in next month’s European elections.
In an indication of the size of the grassroots rebellion against Theresa May’s Brexit delay, a poll has found less than a quarter of Tory members are planning on voting Conservative.
The survey on the Conservative Home website found 62 per cent would be casting their vote for Nigel Farage’s new party.
It comes days after it emerged that Tory county councillors in Derbyshire were effectively going on strike by refusing to campaign for the European polls.
They said they would not take part because the elections ‘should not be happening’ – as the UK
