ALMOST two-thirds of Scots do not think Boris Johnson is fit to be prime minister, a new survey has revealed.
Research conducted by Survation for The Courier found that 63% of adults asked said they thought Johnson was “unfit” for the top UK role.
A total of 28% of Scots polled said they thought he was “fit” for the role, while 9% said they did not know.
The Prime Minister has not appeared in Scotland for the Holyrood election campaign, despite having previously said that “wild horses” wouldn’t keep him away.
Johnson has been campaigning across the UK including in Wales and the English town of Hartlepool, which is about 80 miles’ drive from the Border.
The Scottish Conservatives have said that Covid has kept Johnson from campaigning in Scotland, while opponents suspect that it is his overwhelming unpopularity among Scots.
Reacting to the poll, a Scottish Conservative spokesperson told The Courier that the elections was about “London or anyone down south”.
They went on: “It’s a Scottish Parliament election about Nicola Sturgeon’s appalling record in government and her plans to push for another referendum if the SNP gets a majority.
“Only the Scottish Conservatives can stop an SNP majority, stop indyref2 and get all of the focus on rebuilding Scotland.”
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said: “I’ll concede I’m biased – I never thought Boris Johnson was fit to be prime minister and nothing that has happened since then has changed my mind on that.
“There are some really deeply serious allegations swirling around Boris Johnson, all of which add up to the sense he thinks he’s above the laws and rules that apply to everybody else and that he can operate in some kind of elite way.”
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