A POLL has shown that British voters think that Rishi Sunak would be a better prime minister than Boris Johnson.

The poll, by JL Partners for the Daily Mail, surveyed 1019 British adults on August 9 found that 42% of voters think Sunak would do a better job than Johnson who received just 24% of votes.

However, Tory voters seemed to have more confidence in the PM with 43% voting for him as the best man for the job and 39% backing Sunak.

It also showed that the majority of voters who think Sunak should take over want him to do so now (24%) or within a year (34%).

It was revealed last week that Johnson had considered demoting Sunak from his role as Chancellor.

Reports over the weekend indicated that in a private meeting Johnson suggested that Sunak could do a good job as UK health secretary ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle.

It was noted that the Prime Minister is not expected to follow through with the demotion.

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The survey also revealed that the majority of voters think Johnson has "run out of steam since Brexit" with 61% agreeing with the statement and just 19% disagreeing.

Sunak was also the clear frontrunner to succeed Johnson amongst Tory voters if the current PM quits with 41% of the total vote share. Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt were the closest contenders with 4% each. However, most voters (51%) answered "don't know/none of the above".

Sunak, the MP for Richmond (Yorks), outperformed Johnson in how voters think they can handle policies such as the economy, immigration, schools and the NHS. Sunak scored higher than Johnson in all categories.

While voters thought that Johnson was more charismatic than his current Chancellor, Sunak scored higher on all other characteristics including competency, intelligence, leadership and trustworthiness.

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In a more light-hearted personal contest on trust, Sunak trounced Johnson with voters thinking he is more likely to repay a £20 loan, fix a wobbly shelf and turn to in a crisis.

The section also saw that 44% of men would be happier for their wife/partner to dine with Sunak rather than Johnson who schored just seven per cent.

James Johnson from JL Partners told the Daily Mail: "As tensions flare in Downing Street, Rishi Sunak remains the nation's golden boy ... He beats Boris on all policy and character attributes apart from charisma."