Boris Johnson has rarely enjoyed positive approval ratings since becoming PM

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80%

Doing

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Doing

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2019

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2020

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2021

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2022

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1 Sep 2019 Parliament prorogued

2 Dec 2019 General election

3 Jan 2020 UK leaves EU

4 Apr 2020 Johnson hospitalised with Covid

5 May 2021 Vaccine rollout, lockdown eases

6 Dec 2021 Partygate scandal

7 Apr – May Partygate fine, Sue Gray’s report, local elections

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80%

Doing

badly

68%

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Doing

well

26%

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20

Don’t

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6%

0

Jul

2019

Jan

2020

July

Jan

2021

July

Jan

2022

May

1 Sep 2019 Parliament prorogued

2 Dec 2019 General election

3 Jan 2020 UK leaves EU

4 Apr 2020 Johnson hospitalised with Covid

5 May 2021 Vaccine rollout, lockdown eases

6 Dec 2021 Partygate scandal

7 Apr – May 2022 Partygate fine, Sue Gray’s report, local elections

Apr – May 2022

Partygate fine, Sue Gray’s report, local elections

Apr 2020

Johnson hospitalised with Covid

Sep 2019

Parliament prorogued

Dec 2019

General election

May 2021

Vaccine rollout, lockdown eases

Doing

badly

68%

Jan 2020

UK leaves EU

70%

60

Dec 2021

Partygate scandal

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Doing

well

26%

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Don’t

know

6%

10

0

Jul 2019

Jan 2020

July

Jan 2021

July

Jan 2022

May

Sep 2019

Parliament unlawfully prorogued

Dec 2019

Tories win general election with large majority

Oct 2020

Johnson hesitates over new lockdown despite rising cases

May 2021

Vaccine rollout gathers pace and lockdown eases

Apr – May 2022

Johnson faces Partygate fine, Sue Gray’s report and local elections

Apr 2020

Johnson hospitalised with Covid

Doing

badly

68%

70%

Jan 2020

UK leaves EU

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Dec 2021

Partygate scandal breaks

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Jan 2020

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Jan 2021

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Jan 2022

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