Wednesday 6 July 2022 09:06 AM Majority of Conservative voters say Boris Johnson should resign now, YouGov ... trends now

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The majority of Conservatives now think Boris Johnson should quit, a snap poll revealed today.

In more bad news for the Prime Minister, it is now the first time in his premiership that Tory voters have been more likely to want to see him go than stay in No 10.

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political life today as rebel MPs try to deliver the fatal blow after the dramatic resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid.

The PM is facing a brutal day in the wake of the bombshell departures and a host of other more junior exits, running the gauntlet of PMQs at noon before a three-hour grilling from the powerful Liaison Committee - including some of his fiercest critics.

And it appears that public support for him is also draining away - including amongst Tory voters who previously catapulted him into Downing Street on a Brexit wave three years ago.

A YouGov poll of 3,000 people last night revealed that most 2019 Conservative voters (54%) now also want to see the prime minister resign. And 69 per cent of all voters - more than two out of three - also believe he should fall on his sword.

But despite the public desire to see the prime minister evicted from Number 10, far fewer Britons expect Johnson to go willingly. Just one in five (21%) believe he will resign, up from 7% at the beginning of June. Two thirds (68%) expect him to try and stay.