Theresa May gets polls boost as more Brits think she’s doing a good job as Jeremy Corbyn becomes even less popular

THERESA May got another poll boost today when it was revealed more and more Brits think she is doing a good job of running their country.

But the figures show somehow things have got even worse for Jeremy Corbyn, with satisfaction in the Labour leader at its worse level since last July.

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The numbers, from pollsters Ipsos MORI, show more than half of adults are  satisfied with the Prime Minister, up eight points from January.

With just over a third saying they are dissatisfied, Mrs May has a net rating of +17, according to the figures produced for the .

But Mr Corbyn is languishing at a dreadful -38, with just 24% of adults approving of him and a whopping 62% disapproving.

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And even among Labour supports he manages to have a net satisfaction rating of -9, whilst Mrs May is riding high with Tories at a whopping +81 rating.

It comes after the Brexit bill vote split the opposition, as more than 50 MPs rebelled against Mr Corbyn’s three-line whip to vote with the Government.

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His top team was left in disarray as four of Mr Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet resigned to block the triggering of Article 50, while more than dozen of his frontbenchers defied him.

Meanwhile Mrs May managed to prevent a rebellion from pro-EU Tories, with just one of her MPs – veteran Ken Clarke – not voting for the bill to pass through the House of Commons.

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Speaking about the results Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos MORI, said: “The historical contrasts look good for Theresa May, but much more alarming for Jeremy Corbyn.

“The Prime Minister is enjoying a better honeymoon at this stage then her two immediate predecessors, David Cameron and Gordon Brown.

“However, Mr Corbyn’s ratings as a Labour opposition leader almost 18 months in are closer to Michael Foot’s.”

The voting intention figure puts the Conservatives on 40%, and Labour on 29%, while the Lib Dems are on 13%.