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Jeremy Corbyn needs saving from his “friends”

Jeremy Corbyn needs saving from his “friends”

This week’s column from Don Brind Jeremy Corbyn has done remarkably well in attracting MPs into the big tent, which his closest ally John McDonnell says he wants to inhabit. Although the leadership failed to recruit some of the front benchers they wanted to keep there has been none of the flouncing out that Polly Toynbee warned against. There has been a search for common ground rather than the highlighting differences – an approach I urged in a previous post….

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Polling shows the Labour Party brand in big trouble

Polling shows the Labour Party brand in big trouble

This Thursday’s poll by Ipsos Mori is bad for Jeremy Corbyn but even worse for Labour, says Keiran Pedley. Today’s poll looked at public perceptions of Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron and the Labour and Conservative Party brands in detail. In addition to voting intention and asking respondents which of Cameron or Corbyn would make the ‘most capable Prime Minister’, the poll also listed a series of statements and asked which of them applied to each party and their leaders….

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UPDATE Corbyn becomes first LAB leader EVER to record negative ratings in his opening Ipsos MORI satisfaction ratings

UPDATE Corbyn becomes first LAB leader EVER to record negative ratings in his opening Ipsos MORI satisfaction ratings

Ipsos MORI/Standard poll on Cameron vs Corbyn http://t.co/Dx8eHfXtGU pic.twitter.com/TmBGxko6Dt — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 24, 2015 53% tell Ipsos Standard poll that DC "most capable PM" compared with 27% for Corbyn — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 24, 2015

New YouGov polling for the New Statesman shows the huge gap between Corbyn supporters and the voters LAB needs to attract

New YouGov polling for the New Statesman shows the huge gap between Corbyn supporters and the voters LAB needs to attract

YouGov polling for New Statesman showing gap between views of Corbyn supporters & potential LAB voters pic.twitter.com/XMed4MZeS2 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 23, 2015 Peter Kellner has an analysis in tomorrow’s New Statesman which includes the polling featured above on the attitude on a range of matters by Corbyn supporters, current firm and weak LAB voters, and the target groups that the party needs to bring on board at a general election. Question by question the gap is massive. Those…

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To kneel or not to kneel that is the question

To kneel or not to kneel that is the question

Sunday Telegraph story. Corbyn might be Under Pressure following slur at The Queen. http://t.co/xR2PuPrqcs pic.twitter.com/7TkjVmXVX1 — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 19, 2015 The story above in the Sunday Telegraph follows on from Corbyn’s failure to sing the national anthem at the Battle of Britain 75th anniversary memorial earlier on this week could present further problems for Mr Corbyn. Why this story might carry some potency is that Kevan Jones, one of Corbyn’s own shadow ministers has gone on the record so it…

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ComRes poll finds Corbyn with near identical ratings as Osborne

ComRes poll finds Corbyn with near identical ratings as Osborne

ComRes online poll Con 42% (+2) Lab 30% (+1) LD 7% (-1) UKIP 13% (nc) Green 3% (-1) SNP 5% (nc). Changes since August — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 19, 2015 ComRes finds Corbyn with near identical ratings as Osborne and better than Clegg pic.twitter.com/DeVX3qTD12 — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 19, 2015 After the poor first week Corbyn has endured, he and Labour will be delighted with the headline voting intention that sees Labour up 1% and not down though the Tories…

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YouGov polling finds the NHS is the only area where more people trust Corbyn on than distrust him

YouGov polling finds the NHS is the only area where more people trust Corbyn on than distrust him

Via @YouGov How much, if at all, would you trust Corbyn to take the right decisions on… https://t.co/JhzczNi0tw pic.twitter.com/Ex7ScuBOmu — TSE (@TSEofPB) September 17, 2015 There appears to be no honeymoon for Mr Corbyn The YouGov polling on behalf of the Times makes grim reading for Mr Corbyn though it may not be initially as bad as first reading if you put some of the figures into context. Only 23% trusting Corbyn on the economy isn’t that bad when you remember…

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Why Corbyn represents something more than just Corbynmania

Why Corbyn represents something more than just Corbynmania

A guest post by Professor Glen O’Hara It’d be easy to laugh at Jeremy Corbyn’s unsteady progress over the last few days. The shambolic late night appointment of the Shadow Cabinet; the outrage over his treatment of Labour women; the long walk of shame when he refused to answer any questions about it, and then tried to get a policeman to help him out; the forgotten bits of the TUC speech; the furore over the national anthem; the Whips’ Office…

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