Boris Johnson’s response to coronavirus crisis is backed by huge majority of Brits, new poll reveals

THE vast majority of Brits believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson is doing a good job leading the country through the coronavirus crisis, according to a new poll.

Pollsters from Number Cruncher Politics found 72 per cent of eligible voters are satisfied with the PM’s performance. The figure rises to 91 per cent of those currently supporting the Tories.

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However, half of Labour voters, those voting for other parties and a large majority of undecided voters are also happy with Boris’s leadership.

The government also gets similar approval ratings, both overall and on its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Such positive numbers haven’t been seen for a British Prime Minister since the early days of Tony Blair’s premiership in 1997, Bloomberg reports.

The poll was conducted before Boris Johnson tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this week.

It comes as:

• Ireland tightens its lockdown measures
• Chancellor Rishi Sunak will ‘save 1.5million jobs’
• UK lockdown could ‘reduce death rate’
• Army transforms London’s ExCel Centre into a 4,000 bed field hospital
• Boris Johnson vows to run the country from home

The strongest numbers of all are for Chancellor Rishi Sunak, with a 77 per cent approval rating.

However, 54 per cent of voters are dissatisfied with the performance of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

A YouGov poll also revealed the public backs the government.

Of 2,788 people polled, 78 per cent said they strongly support the lockdown, while 66 per cent said they’d find it easy to follow the rules for the next three weeks.

Boris revealed plans to shut down all non-essential businesses and keep people at home during a broadcast on Monday night.

It was one of the most-watched events in UK history, exceeding the number for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

The death toll in Britain has now risen to 1,019 after 260 people died in the past 24 hours.

There are currently 17,089 in Britain who have tested positive for Covid-19.

It is the biggest surge in coronavirus deaths the UK has seen so far – up from yesterday’s tally of 759.

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