How polls show Labour trailing by 21 points ahead of the 2017 General Election – the worst since Gordon Brown was PM
Surveys shows Jeremy Corbyn is steering Labour into an election massacre...with some polls placing him behind Ukip leader Paul Nuttall in terms of popularity
LABOUR are trailing the Tories by a whopping 21 points as the country prepares for a General Election – with some polls placing Jeremy Corbyn behind Ukip leader Paul Nuttall in terms of public approval.
Recent surveys show Corbyn’s hapless leadership has given Theresa May’s Conservative government the biggest lead over Labour since Gordon Brown’s disastrous tenure in Number 10.
And while surveys appear to show some Brits support Labour’s policies, the numbers fall sharply when asked about the party’s leader.
Corbyn has the worst approval rating of any of the major party leaders, according to most polls.
With those kinds of numbers, it’s little wonder bookmakers Ladbrokes have the Tories as low as 1/10 to win a majority on June 8.
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The latest YouGov poll gives Theresa May’s government a 21 point lead over Labour leading them 44% to 23%.
That’s the biggest lead for a party since Margret Thatcher wiped the floor with Michael Foot’s Labour in a landslide victory in 1983.
Even a poll by Opinium, which gave the Conservatives a narrower nine point lead over the fractured Labour Party, put Corbyn two points behind gaffe-prone Ukip leader Paul Nuttall.
And the same poll revealed less than half of Labour voters believe Corbyn would make a better Prime Minister than May.
Just 45% of the party’s supporters back their leader in a in a two-way contest with May, while among all voters just 14% said they would choose him to be in No10.
It comes as The Sun reveals Mr Corbyn has reported one of his own MPs to the party for harassment after he questioned Labour’s woeful media performance.
His office reported Neil Coyle to the Chief Whip for disciplinary action after he sent a formal email questioning his leadership.
Leaked emails show after the Bermondsey and Southwark MP asked why colleagues had not been given a Brexit briefing last month his correspondence was described as “vicious” and an “unjustified attack” by Mr Corbyn’s office manager Karie Murphy.
What happens next?
When will the snap General Election take place?
Parliament will be asked to vote tomorrow to hold an Election, with Theresa May needing the support of two-thirds of MPs in the House of Commons.
If the vote passes in favour of a snap General Election then it will be held on June 8.
Why has an election been called?
Speaking at her conference today, Theresa May blasted rival parties for trying to derail the Government's Brexit plans.
She said the Election was a chance to show unity, adding: “The country is coming together, but Westminster is not.”
What are the polls saying?
The latest opinion poll from YouGov has the Conservatives on 44 per cent, 21 points ahead of Labour on 23 per cent, with the Lib Dems on 12 per cent and Ukip on ten per cent.
Mr Corbyn has insisted Labour is ready for an election.
Half of voters believe Mrs May is the best pick for Prime Minister, against just 15 per cent who said Mr Corbyn, according to the poll.
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