Boris playing a full part in the CON GE2015 campaign could help win back some of the kipper defectors
Ladbrokes http://t.co/5FG1QdHZUh slash the odds in Boris being next CON leader from 5/1 to 9/4. He's new favourite
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 6, 2014
YouGov polling from February on the Boris effect & UKIP supports. pic.twitter.com/RR1Be5fgXf
— Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 6, 2014
The big Tory news today has been the announcement by Boris that he’s to seek a constituency to fight at GE2015 so he can return to the commons.
Back in February YouGov carried out some polling on a Boris and found that 20% of the UKIP voters in that survey said they’d vote CON if Boris was leader.
Of course Boris would not be leader at the time of the general election but he would be much more associated with the blue campaign and, no doubt, would be deployed in seats where a heavy CON to UKIP switch could put the Tories in danger.
But YouGov also found a whole series of negatives in relation to the Mayor. 58% said he’s not be serious enough to be trusted with big national decisions while 44% thought that his prime motivation would be his own image and not the party.
Whatever Boris is now back as strong favourite for the leadership.