Britons pessimistic about future under Boris Johnson - Sky Data poll
Just a third of those surveyed see Boris Johnson as a serious politician but they still prefer him to Labour's Jeremy Corbyn.
Thursday 25 July 2019 04:34, UK
Britons feel more pessimistic about the future under Boris Johnson's premiership, though he is still the preferred prime minister over Jeremy Corbyn, a Sky Data poll has revealed.
Mr Johnson has campaigned on bringing a positive outlook to solve the Brexit crisis - and his party's crumbling polling numbers.
But four in 10 Britons (41%) are more pessimistic about the future of the UK now Boris Johnson is prime minister, with just 27% feeling more optimistic, and 24% saying it makes no difference either way and 8% answering "don't know".
The public are also concerned about his seriousness as a politician - just 33% describe him as serious, while 51% say he actively is not.
Despite this, Mr Johnson holds a healthy lead as preferred prime minister over Mr Corbyn by 41% to 22% (38% answered "don't know").
The Labour leader is seen as more serious than his Conservative counterpart - 54% think Mr Corbyn is serious, 27% that he is not.
But Mr Johnson is seen as more competent - or rather, less incompetent.
Britons are marginally more likely to think the new prime minister is incompetent (44%) than competent (41%).
But this significantly outperforms the leader of the opposition, who is considered incompetent by 60%, with just 26% describing him as competent.
Sky Data interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,083 UK adults online on 24 July 2019. Data are weighted to the profile of the population. Sky Data is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
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