10 by offering Cabinet jobs to MPs in return for their support. Addressing Tory members at the fourth of 16 hustings events, Johnson said he would not make offers until he had secured the keys to Downing Street. Of 1,686 people asked who they thought would be a “good prime minister”, 25 per cent said Johnson while 28 per cent backed Hunt. When the same question was asked two weeks ago, nearly a third backed Johnson compared with 19 per cent for Hunt. However, the same research put Johnson ahead by 48 per cent to 39 per cent among Conservative voters.

Source: National Post June 29, 2019 19:55 UTC