UK best Prime Minister survey 2019

In December 2019, 30 percent of people in the United Kingdom thought that Boris Johnson was the best option for being UK Prime Minister. Johnson's nearest competitor was Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, with 19 percent of Britons believing he would make the best Prime Minister.

Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?

Characteristic	Boris Johnson	Jeremy Corbyn	Jo Swinson	Nigel Farage
Dec 06	30%	19%	9%	6%
Nov 29	32%	17%	10%	6%
Nov 22	29%	16%	11%	7%
Nov 15	30%	18%	11%	6%
Nov 6	30%	17%	12%	7%
Nov 1	29%	16%	12%	9%
Oct 25	32%	13%	11%	9%
Oct 17	30%	13%	13%	8%
Oct 4	29%	14%	12%	7%
Sep 27	27%	16%	14%	8%
Sep 20	29%	13%	14%	9%
Sep 13	27%	14%	12%	10%
Sep 6	29%	13%	13%	9%
Aug 9	30%	16%	11%	10%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 4-6, 2019

Number of respondents

2,002*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults

Supplementary notes

None of these/don't knows excluded *Survey date and count for the most recent survey, previous dates and counts as follows;
November 27-29, 2019 (2,018)
November 20-22, 2019 (2,003)
November 13-14, 2019 (2,008)
November 6-8, 2019 (2,001)
October 30-November 1 (2,004)
October 23-25 (2,001)
October 15-17 (2,001)
October 3-4 (2,006)
September 25-27 (2,007)
September 19-20 (2,004)
September 11-13 (2,002)
September 4-6 (2,009)
August 8-9 (2,003)

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