Jeremy Corbyn’s popularity within the Labour Party has plummeted over anti-Semitism and Brexit

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Yahoo

Ross McGuinness

July 22, 2019

Jeremy Corbyn’s popularity among the Labour Party grassroots has plummeted, a poll has revealed.

Criticism of the party leader’s handling of the ongoing anti-Semitism row and Labour’s muddled stance on Brexit has seen his support tumble.

A survey by YouGov for The Times said 43% of 1,100 party members feel Mr Corbyn is doing a bad job.

The poll revealed that confidence in his leadership has fallen by 24% since March last year.

Seventy percent said anti-Semitism is a "genuine" problem in the party, more than half were dissatisfied with the way he has handled Brexit, and one in four wanted him to step down immediately, the poll found.

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