PM Johnson Least Popular Cabinet Member Among Conservative Members: ConHome

The latest survey from the ConservativeHome blog measuring the popularity of cabinet members among grassroots Conservative party supporters shows PM Boris Johnson at the bottom of the league table.

• PM Johnson's popularity stands at a net -15.0, down from +6.6 in the April survey. He is the only Cabinet member with a negative rating.
• Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has seen an improvement in his rating, up to +11.7 from -5.2 in the previous survey.
• Defence Secretary Ben Wallace retains his position as the Cabinet member with most favourable ratings among Conservative members, standing at +85.0, the same rating as last month. Education Secretary Nadim Zahawi moves into second place with a rating of +66.2, up from +60.0 previously. Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has fallen from second to fourth, with her rating down to +60.3 from +64.0 previously.
• There remains significant speculation as to the short-to-medium term future of PM Boris Johnson. Following the publication of the Gray report into COVID lockdown breaking gatherings at Downing St a number of Conservative MPs have publicly stated that they no longer have confidence in Johnson's leadership.
• Should 54 Conservative MPs submit letters calling for Johnson to go to the chair of the 1922 Committee, a confidence vote is held among Conservative MPs. If support for Johnson is below 50% then he would be removed as leader and cannot stand in the subsequent leadership contest. If it is above 50%, he remains leader and cannot be challenged again for 12 months.