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Britons today delivered a stinging verdict on the Cabinet’s two best-known “hard Brexiteers” in an exclusive survey.

More than half the nation think Boris Johnson is doing a bad job at handling Britain’s departure from the European Union, Ipsos MORI revealed.

The Foreign Secretary had the poorest score among senior ministers making decisions on Brexit, with 56 per cent giving his performance a thumbs down.

Only 34 per cent said he was doing a good job, a gap of 22 points.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove’s score was no better, with 50 per cent saying he was doing badly on Brexit and only 26 per cent saying he was doing well — a net score of -24.

Brexit Secretary David Davis did better with a net score of -13. A third thought he was doing well and 46 per cent said badly. Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary, had the best rating of the Brexiteers, with 41 per cent saying he was doing a bad job and 32 a good job.

Theresa May had the best overall score of the senior Cabinet members, with 43 per cent of people saying she was handling Brexit well, and 50 per cent saying badly, a net -7.

The Prime Minister’s score has improved markedly since the question was last asked in October, when only 32 per cent thought she was doing a good job and 55 per cent thought she was handling Brexit badly, a net rating of -23.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is next best, with 40 per cent saying she was doing badly in relation to Brexit, and 29 per cent saying she was doing well, a net score of -11.

Three in 10 thought Chancellor Philip Hammond was doing a good job and 45 per cent said he was not. Less popular than the Government was the EU, which had a negative overall score of -28.

The survey of 1,012 adults reveals that 74 per cent of Conservative supporters back Mrs May strongly, with 74 per cent hailing her for a good job.

Among Tories, 50 per cent thought Mr Johnson was doing a good job but 43 per cent said he was doing badly. For Mr Gove, the good-bad split among Tories was even at 38-37.

Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI said Mrs May’s ratings are more positive than those of the rest of her Cabinet, “especially among older people and her own party supporters”.