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Do you think Boris Johnson’s suggestion that President Obama’s ‘part-Kenyan’ background meant he had ‘an ancestral dislike of the British Empire’ and that ‘it was weird that the US should be telling the UK to do something they would not dream of doing themselves’ was justified or unjustified?

Fieldwork dates: 27 April 2016 - 29 April 2016
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: Do you think Boris Johnson’s suggestion that President Obama’s ‘part-Kenyan’ background meant he had ‘an ancestral dislike of the British Empire’ and that ‘it was weird that the US should be telling the UK to do something they would not dream of doing themselves’ was justified or unjustified?
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Pollster		 29 April 2016
Poll by ICM
Justified 36%
Unjustified 44%
Don't know 20%

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In response to the views expressed by President Obama, Boris Johnson suggested his ‘part-Kenyan’ background meant he had 'an ancestral dislike of the British Empire' and that 'it was weird that the US should be telling the UK to do something they would not dream of doing themselves'. Do you think Borris Johnson's response was justified or unjustified?

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