Polls: Boris Johnson is losing conservative voter support | State of the Nation | The New Statesman

From an 80-seat majority to a confidence vote - Ben Walker explains where it all went wrong for Boris Johnson. Subscribe to the New Statesman on YouTube for unrivalled analysis of the latest UK and international politics:    / @newstatesman   In 2019 Boris Johnson led the Conservative Party to a landslide election victory, giving the party their biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher's win in 1987. Johnson's Tories smashed the so-called 'Red Wall', stealing votes from the Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour voters either stayed at home or switched alliegiance. Now Boris Johnson faces a potential vote of no confidence - and polling shows voter support for the Conservatives has collapsed. The Conservatives' response to the cost of living crisis and Rishi Sunak's disastrous Spring Statement have played their part, but Boris Johnson's troubles are in no small way of his own making - with partygate and his response to the Sue Gray report into lockdown rulebreaking at the heart of Number 10 exposing "failures of personality" in the Prime Minister. WATCH NEXT: After partygate, public trust in politics is at a low not seen since the expenses scandal | State of the Nation    • Partygate as bad as the expenses scandal f...   Replace Boris Johnson? "I don't rule it out" says Jeremy Hunt    • Jeremy Hunt "wouldn't rule out" serving in...   Eight times top Tories had bad ideas for surviving the cost of living crisis    • 8 TERRIBLE money-saving ideas from top Tor...   READ MORE: Boris Johnson is in real trouble https://www.newstatesman.com/politics... The Conservatives are doomed whether or not Boris Johnson survives https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/... Boris Johnson has infected his party with chaos https://www.newstatesman.com/politics... -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr and Anoosh Chakelian - host of the New Statesman podcast - we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond.