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Survation Ltd Mail on Sunday Post-Brexit Poll

Sample size: 1,033 Fieldwork dates: 24th - 25th June 2016
Method: UK adults aged 18+ interviewed online

Full data tables can be viewed here:

State of the Parties:
 
CON 32%
LAB 32%
UKIP 16%
LD 9%
SNP 4%
Others 7%

Following the result of the EU Referendum, David Cameron will resign in October as Leader of the Conservative Party. Of the following potential candidates who do you think should replace him as leader?
 
 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
28%
30%
George Osborne
7%
9%
Theresa May
13%
20%
Michael Gove
6%
7%
Jeremy Hunt
1%
2%
Ruth Davidson
6%
4%
Stephen Crabb
2%
2%
Don’t know
37%
26%

(excl. DK)

 
ALL
Con 2015
Boris Johnson
45%
40%
George Osborne
11%
12%
Theresa May
21%
27%
Michael Gove
10%
10%
Jeremy Hunt
2%
2%
Ruth Davidson
9%
5%
Stephen Crabb
2%
3%

=> Theresa May the only candidate noticeably more favourable
with CON 2015 voters than public as a whole.

Which of the following is closest to your view?

 
ALL
CON 2015
David Cameron was right to announce he will resign by October
52%
43%
David Cameron was wrongto announce he will resign by October
34%
49%
Don’t know
13%
8%

=> Majority of public think Cameron was right to resign. CON 2015 voters more split, slightly lean towards he was wrong.

If you had to pick one of the two following pairs, which would you prefer as next leader of the Conservative Party? 
 
 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
61%
58%
George Osborne
39%
42%

 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
50%
47%
Theresa May
50%
53%

 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
58%
60%
Michael Gove
42%
40%

 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
62%
67%
Jeremy Hunt
38%
33%

 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
56%
63%
Ruth Davidson
44%
37%

 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson
61%
66%
George Osborne
39%
34%

Note: Theresa May again the only one who would "run Johnson close" in this scenario (he did actually edge it in unrounded
figs, 50.4% for him and 49.6% for May). All the others similarly popular, besides perhaps Ruth Davidson.

Boris Johnson joined the Leave campaign in February.
Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
 
 
ALL
CON 2015
Boris Johnson’s primary motivation for joining was that leaving the EU was best for the UK
36%
40%
Boris Johnson’s primary motivation for joining was that it would help him become Prime Minister
38%
40%
Neither were his primary motivation for joining.
9%
8%
Don’t know
17%
12%

Both the public and Con 2015 voters split on this.

Do Leave voters regret voting leave?
Yes - 7%
No - 93%

Do Remain voters regret voting remain?
Yes - 4%
No - 96%

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
 
 
ALL
CON 2015
LEAVE
REMAIN
David Cameron was right to call the referendum
55%
65%
84%
30%
David Cameron was wrong to call the referendum
34%
30%
9%
60%
Don’t know
11%
5%
7%
10%

=> Majority of public think Cameron was right to call referendum. Nearly 1/3 of remainers also think he was right

If the European Union offers further concessions to the UK regarding its membership, which of the following statements is closest to your opinion?
 
 
ALL
LEAVE
REMAIN
There should be second referendum
41%
18%
65%
There should not be a second referendum
47%
73%
24%
Don’t know
12%
9%
11%

Specifically, if the European Union agreed to exempt the UK from the free movement of people, how would you vote if there was a second referendum?
 
 
ALL
LEAVE
REMAIN
Vote to Leave
37%
75%
2%
Vote to Remain
49%
11%
92%
Don’t know
13%
14%
6%
Refused
1%
<1%
<1%

One in ten leavers would vote remain if the European Union agreed to exempt the UK from the free movement of people.

Nicola Sturgeon has said that a second Scottish Independence Referendum is “highly likely” following
the EU Referendum result saying it was "democratically unacceptable" that Scotland faced the prospect
of leaving the EU as majority of Scots that voted were in favour of remain.

Which of the following statements is closest to your opinion?

 
ALL
ENGLAND
SCOTLAND*
Scotland should hold a second independence referendum
41%
42%
48%*
Scotland should not hold a second independence referendum
43%
42%
44%*
Don’t know
16%
17%
8%*

*Scotland sub sample is very small n=83 so margin of error very high and subject to sample error.

England sample is split over whether Scotland should hold a second IndyRef following the EU result.

[TO LEAVERS ONLY]

Had you known that a Leave victory could result in a second Scottish Independence Referendum, would this have...?
Changed - 3%
Not changed - 92%
DK - 5%

How do you think the UK leaving the EU will affect the following over the next five years?
 
 
For the better
For the worse
Neither for the better nor worse
Your employment
23%
26%
52%
Your personal Income
20%
37%
42%
Your pension
19%
36%
45%
The amount of tax you pay
19%
42%
39%
Your health
25%
24%
51%

Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn faces a motion of no confidence in his leadership after his performance in the EU Referendum from some Labour MPs. This will be debated on Monday at a meeting of Labour MPs.

Which of the following is closest to your opinion?

 
ALL
LAB 2015
Jeremy Corbyn should step down as Labour leader
55%
53%
Jeremy Corbyn should not step down as Labour leader
26%
37%
Don’t know
18%
11%

A majority of LAB 2015 voters think Corbyn should step down.

Of the following Labour politicians, who would you say is the most "impressive"?

Note, official MP photographs were used in this question.

 
 
ALL
LAB 2015
Chuka Umunna
10%
11%
Dan Jarvis
5%
4%
Andy Burnham
16%
21%
Yvette Cooper
9%
12%
Tom Watson
4%
6%
Sadiq Khan
19
21%
Don’t know
36%
25%

(excl. DK)

Of the following Labour politicians, who would you say is the most "impressive"?

Note, in order to remind the public potentially unfamiliar with names of politicians, official MP photographs were used in this question to remind the public of the identity of the person. Notwithstanding this, some name recognition will play a part in respondent's answers. In the past, Survation use video clip polling to boost the potential for lesser known persons (such as Dan Jarvis) to have a fair chance of assessment.

 
ALL
LAB 2015
Chuka Umunna
15%
15%
Dan Jarvis
8%
6%
Andy Burnham
26%
28%
Yvette Cooper
15%
16%
Tom Watson
6%
8%
Sadiq Khan
30%
33%