Boris Johnson will kill off Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and win back Leave voters, poll says
BORIS Johnson would win back Brexit Party voters by taking Britain out of the EU on time, a new poll said today.
Tory supporters who've switched to support Nigel Farage say they will return to the Conservatives if Brexit is delivered by October 31.
BoJo has promised that if he becomes PM Britain will leave the EU on Halloween "do or die".
But leadership rival Jeremy Hunt insists he would consider delaying Brexit if he needs more time to get a deal with Brussels.
Thousands of Tory activists have deserted the party and now support Mr Farage's Brexit Party instead.
A poll of Conservative members by Orb International showed that if we don't leave the EU on time, 35 per cent will vote for the Brexit Party.
Another 5 per cent will back the Lib Dems with just 56 per cent voting Tory.
But if Britain is out by October 31, 92 per cent of Tory activists will stick with the party and only 5 per cent will support Mr Farage's outfit.
A source close to Mr Johnson said: "It’s clear that Boris is the only candidate trusted by the electorate to deliver on Brexit and that is the only way to get voters back into the Conservative fold."
MOST READ IN POLITICS
A separate poll today confirmed BoJo's status as the runaway favourite in the race for No10.
72 per cent of party members told the Conservative Home website they want him to become PM.
Only 28 per cent said they were voting for Mr Hunt, who has been struggling to overhaul his rival.
We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online politics team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours