Poll points up Boris bounce for Tories

The Tories would get a six-point bounce if they traded David Cameron for Boris Johnson as leader, according to a poll by YouGov for The Sun newspaper.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Sep 2012, 07:00 BST

It put the party’s support on 31 per cent – well behind Labour on 42 per cent Some 37 per cent said they would back the Conservatives under London mayor Mr Johnson, whose popularity has surged after the Olympics; Labour dropped to 38 per cent.

The results of the survey could fuel fevered speculation over Mr Cameron’s position.

Tory traditionalists have been unhappy over compromises with Liberal Democrats.

Mr Johnson, pictured at a London Starbucks apprenticeships event yesterday with Starbucks’ global chief executive Howard Shultz, has openly criticised Mr Cameron but has flatly denied accusations of manoeuvring to win the leadership.