A majority of Conservative voters and two-thirds of Britons think Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister after a series of senior government resignations rocked his premiership, a poll has found.
A short poll published by YouGov on Tuesday night found that 54 per cent of Tory voters supported Johnson stepping down, while 33 per cent said he should stay.
The sociologist said it was the first time those calling for him to leave outnumbered those calling for him to stay.
Meanwhile, the number of Britons who support Johnson’s resignation has hit a record high of 69 percent.
It comes as Mr Johnson faces the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership after Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid resigned as health secretary.
The twin resignations came as a result of the No 10 hinting at the row surrounding scandal-hit former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
A humiliating apology by the prime minister failed to prevent two senior ministers and potential leadership rivals from leaving, both writing inflammatory resignation letters.
Mr Sunak said “society rightly expects government to be run properly, competently and seriously”, adding: “I believe these standards are worth fighting for and that is why I am resigning.”
Nadhim Zahaoui has been promoted to the new chancellor position, with universities minister Michelle Donelan taking his place as education secretary.
Javid said the British people “expect integrity from their government” but voters now believe the Johnson administration is neither competent nor “acting in the national interest”.
He was replaced as health minister by Steve Barclay, the prime minister’s chief of staff.
Mr Johnson survived a confidence vote last month in which almost 150 of his own MPs tried to oust him from the Conservative Party helm.
And Tory backbench chairman Andrew Bridgen today warned the Prime Minister that the 1922 backbench committee would “crack down” on his leadership.
Mr Bridgen said: “The portcullis is the emblem of our Parliament, it is the last defense of our democracy.
“The 1922 Committee will deal with this stormy Prime Minister, that’s what it was created for.”
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