Majority of Labour supporters think party is ‘unlikely to win next election’ under Jeremy Corbyn, new poll finds
59 per cent say party is likely to split under Corbyn’s leadership
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Your support makes all the difference.The Labour party is unlikely to win the next general election after re-electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader, according to Labour supporters.
A poll conducted by Sky News’s Data team in July found 59 per cent of Labour supporters said it was unlikely Labour will win the next general election if Mr Corbyn won the leadership contest, compared to 32 per cent who said it was likely.
The poll also found that 59 per cent thought it was likely the party would split if Mr Corbyn secured victory over Owen Smith, while 27 per cent said it was unlikely.
In an even bleaker forecast, 45 per cent said it was unlikely Labour would “ever win another general election”, while 44 per cent said it was likely.
An exclusive ComRes poll for The Independent found that Mr Smith had a better chance of winning a general election than Mr Corbyn, with 38 per cent of the general public saying Mr Smith had “more chance of winning” than Mr Corbyn, who was chosen by 31 per cent.
Since Mr Corbyn won the leadership contest, Labour members have announced they are leaving the party, posting pictures of their cut up Labour membership cards to Twitter alongside the hashtag #GoodbyeLabour.
Following his victory, Mr Corbyn vowed to unite the Labour party and claimed he and Mr Smith were part of the “same Labour family”.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned that failure to unite in the wake of the leadership election could split the Labour party, killing it off.
Mr Corbyn is now preparing to tighten his hold over the party by appointing a new shadow cabinet.
Critics say he has shelved a plan to allow MPs to elect his shadow cabinet members.
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