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Jeremy Corbyn is vastly more popular with Londoners than his rivals, poll finds | Jeremy Corbyn is vastly more popular with Londoners than his rivals, poll finds |
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Jeremy Corbyn is by far the most popular Labour leadership candidate with ordinary Londoners, according to a new poll. | Jeremy Corbyn is by far the most popular Labour leadership candidate with ordinary Londoners, according to a new poll. |
A YouGov survey for the Evening Standard newspaper asked a representative sample of all Londoners – not just those set to vote in Labour’s election – whether they preferred Mr Corbyn or any of his rivals. | A YouGov survey for the Evening Standard newspaper asked a representative sample of all Londoners – not just those set to vote in Labour’s election – whether they preferred Mr Corbyn or any of his rivals. |
There had been warnings from Labour establishment figures that though Mr Corbyn is popular with the party faithful, his views might not chime with those of the public. | There had been warnings from Labour establishment figures that though Mr Corbyn is popular with the party faithful, his views might not chime with those of the public. |
But the pollsters found that Mr Corbyn had the support of 46 per cent of the capital’s residents, who thought he would make the best Labour leader. | |
Andy Burnham was a distant second place in the survey on 21 per cent, Yvette Cooper third on 20 per cent, with Liz Kendall, the Blairite candidate, trailing on 12 per cent. | Andy Burnham was a distant second place in the survey on 21 per cent, Yvette Cooper third on 20 per cent, with Liz Kendall, the Blairite candidate, trailing on 12 per cent. |
The results suggest the views of the public – at least in the Capital – are broadly in line with those of Labour supporters, who also back Mr Corbyn by a landslide. | The results suggest the views of the public – at least in the Capital – are broadly in line with those of Labour supporters, who also back Mr Corbyn by a landslide. |
Future surveys could shed light on whether Mr Corbyn’s popularity with the wider electorate extends beyond the capital – where Labour already did well at the May general election. | Future surveys could shed light on whether Mr Corbyn’s popularity with the wider electorate extends beyond the capital – where Labour already did well at the May general election. |
Labour 600,000 strong electorate will pick the party’s next leader starting this weekend, with the result announced at a special conference in September. | Labour 600,000 strong electorate will pick the party’s next leader starting this weekend, with the result announced at a special conference in September. |
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