Some drivers hate them because they think buses are cheating by using them, and of course that one more lane would totally fix traffic once and for all
Presumably this policy is around adjusting them to not be bus lanes outside certain hours, which is actually the case for many of them at the moment, but most drivers ignore this because it would require them to be capable of reading a sign.
Have you seen the polls in the last two years? Or the that a majority of prominent Conservative MPs for the last ten years have already announced they won’t run next year to avoid their own little portillo moments?
They know they’re done and are holding on for either a miracle or something like this policy change to stick. Which isn’t impossible, but that there’s a good chance of him winning an election is what is wishful thinking. They’re done.