Opinion: Voters value honesty in their politicians above all else - new study

Alan Renwick - As pressure mounts on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, members of his party are considering their options. Professor Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) explains how a major study of public attitudes to democracy in the UK sheds new light on what matters most to voters. As pressure mounts on the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, members of his party are considering their options. Should they topple him or keep him? Those who want him out fear that the public will not forgive the string of alleged  social events  held in Downing Street while the rest of the country lived under strict COVID lockdowns. Their anger may cost the Conservatives dearly at the next election. Those who are hesitating do so because Johnson had been such an electoral success story before this scandal. We at the UCL Constitution Unit are conducting a major study of public attitudes to democracy in the UK that sheds new light on what matters most to voters.