Maverick Boris is still flying high in the polls

A MAJORITY of voters believe Boris Johnson is still Top Gun when it comes to winning elections.

- David Williamson

A poll reveals just 28 per cent of people think any of his potential successors can repeat his success at the ballot box.

And 45 per cent said the party did not have a potential new leader who could take it to the same heights, shows the research.

It comes as it emerged the Prime Minister took to the skies on Thursday in a Typhoon fighter jet while on a visit to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

He was there to thank the Quick Reaction Alert force for their constant and vigilant service in protecting the country.

Mr Johnson went on a training flight to see for himself the team's capabilities.

The two-time Mayor of London, who was a leading figure in the successful 2016 Brexit campaign, made history in 2019 when he led the Tories to an 80-seat majority in Parliament.

Analysis of people who voted Conservative at the last general election reveals they are split down the middle as to whether the party has an alternative leader who can match his electoral triumph.

Thirty-nine per cent say it has and 39 per cent say it has not, in research findings by Redfield and Wilton Strategies.