Thread by @DavidHerdson

1/n Interesting results to questions in yesterday's YouGov down the poll, below the voting intention. These secondaries can often give a better idea of the underlying position than the headline VI.

Best PM

May 36 (n/c)
Corbyn 23 (n/c)
DK/Ref 41 (n/c)

May lead +13 (n/c)

2/n Public opinion not happy with Brexit decision or outcome

Is Govt doing well negotiating Brexit?

Well 17 (n/c)
Badly 71 (n/c)

Net -54 (n/c)

In hindsight was Britain right to vote to leave EU?

Right 40 (-2)
Wrong 47 (+1)

Net wrong +7 (+3) - jt-highest ever 'Wrong' lead.

But public still not keen to overturn the result:

Should there be a second referendum on the withdrawal terms?

Should 40 (n/c)
Should not 43 (n/c)

Should not lead: +3 (n/c)

4/n On Labour, most of the Shadow cabinet are individually unknown or unpopular (net scores: favourable minus unfav.)

Starmer -2 (72% DK)
Rayner -3 (83% DK)
Watson -6 (66% DK)
Thornberry -6 (69% DK)
McDonnell -13 (64% DK)
Corbyn -23 (13% DK)
Abbott -42 (31% DK)

5/n Interestingly, Labour voters consistently have the highest Don't Know shares for their rating of Shadow Cabinet members. Suggests that a *lot* of the Lab vote is the brand and Corbyn e.g. McDonnell: 63% of Lab voters have no fav/unfav view of him, vs 54% of Con, 43% of LD.

6/n Also, Corbyn's shine seems to have come off among the young, and it's Con/TMay unpopularity holding up the Lab vote.

Corbyn net fav/unfav rating, by age:

18-24 +15
25-49 -7
50-64 -36
65+ -61

7/n Apart from Corbyn, Diane Abbott is the only other Lab frontbencher widely recognised, and her favourability rating is dire. Even among current Lab voters, she has a negative net rating (-4%). Among Labour's GE2017 voters, her net rating is -15% (Corbyn's is +37%).

8/n Britain's public don't trust May or Corbyn much, but they distrust May less.

On foreign policies, do you trust X on/with (net):

Brexit

May -33
Corbyn -46

Russia

May -18
Corbyn -47

The US

May -9
Corbyn -40

Defence/security

May -6
Corbyn -40

9/n It's a similar story on the economy, Con retains small net lead.

Would Con+May or Lab+Corbyn:

Be best for personal finances:

Con 29 (not a great score for Con; austerity-related?)
Lab 25

Most tax:

Lab 37
Con 27

Feel safer:

Con 31
Lab 20

Unemployment:

Con 28
Lab 27

10/n But Lab still retains a smallish lead on public services:

Who would be best for:

Schools:

Lab 34
Con 20

NHS:

Lab 36
Con 17

However, these are not great scores and even one-fifth of current Lab voters are answering neither/DK.

11/11. Conclusions to be drawn - neither party nor leader is nationally popular but (apart from to a small extent on public services), Con/May remains trusted a good deal more than Lab/Corbyn, and Labour's underlying position is vulnerable to a new Con leader.