Majority of Britons back suspending Parliament to get Brexit done: 54% say Boris Johnson should leave the EU ‘by any means’ and 88% think MPs are out of touch with the people they serve
- Poll found 54% of the public agree the PM ‘needs to deliver Brexit by any means’
- However, 51% thought Brexit should be halted if border issues threaten union
- 77% agreed the Queen ‘should be above politics and not get involved in Brexit’
A majority of the British public think Boris Johnson should suspend Parliament in order to push through Brexit, according to the latest figures.
A ComRes poll found 54% of the public agree that the Prime Minister ‘needs to deliver Brexit by any means, including suspending Parliament if necessary, in order to prevent MPs from stopping it’.
A further 88% of respondents felt MPs were ‘out of touch’ with the public, and 89% believed they ‘ignore the wishes of voters and push their own agendas’ on Brexit.
A ComRes poll found 54% of the public agree that the Prime Minister (pictured at a Number 10 reception on Monday) ‘needs to deliver Brexit by any means
The poll of 2,011 British adults, commissioned by The Telegraph, also found 51% of respondents agree that ‘Brexit should be halted if problems over the Northern Ireland border threaten to split the Union’.
As well as this, the poll found 77% of respondents agree the Queen should ‘remain above politics and refuse to get involved in Brexit’.
Many MPs have expressed outrage at the idea of ‘proroguing’ Parliament in order to avoid a no-deal scenario being halted by the Commons, comparing it to actions taken by 17th-century monarchs like James II before the Glorious Revolution.
Andrew Hawkins, chairman of ComRes, said: ‘With the largest Tory lead over Labour from ComRes this year, this poll is confirmation that the Boris Bounce is real and shows no sign of disappearing despite the Parliamentary break.
‘Boris’s support has been boosted by him outperforming expectations, including among a third of Labour and Lib Dem voters.
‘It will not be lost on Jeremy Corbyn as he contemplates attempting to call a vote of no confidence that Boris could win an election with barely a third of the vote because support is so fragmented across all the parties.’
Many MPs have expressed outrage at the idea of ‘proroguing’ Parliament in order to avoid a no-deal scenario being halted by the Commons
Mr Hawkins predicted Mr Johnson could ‘win big’ if he delivers Brexit without too much collateral damage to the economy.
‘He is within touching distance of an overall majority even without the support of the one in five 2017 Tory voters who are still lending their support to the Brexit Party,’ he said.
‘If he can woo them back by delivering on his promise to leave the EU, apparently even if it means suspending Parliament, then he could well be on track to win a working majority’.