Boris Johnson's popularity surges as he overcomes coronavirus battle

The majority of people in the UK (51%) now have a favourable opinion of Mr Johnson, up 17 percentage points from early March

Boris Johnson’s popularity has surged with the British public rallying around the Prime Minister as he recovers from coronavirus, a new study has found.

The majority of people (51%) now have a favourable opinion of Mr Johnson, up 17 percentage points from early March before lockdown measures were enacted, according to Ipsos MORI.