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LABOUR MEMBERS POLL – today we’re publishing the results of a big poll of the party membership across four articles. See the rest of the thread for a data extravaganza!

How well do Labour members think Keir Starmer is doing as Labour leader?

Well – 64%
Badly – 34%

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And so far Labour members think Keir Starmer’s leadership has…

Changed the party for the better – 48%
Not made much difference – 27%
Changed the party for the worse – 22%

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Labour members likewise see Keir Starmer as doing better than Jeremy Corbyn

Better – 61%
Same – 10%
Worse – 29%

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When it comes to personal attributes, Labour members see Keir Starmer as…

Competent – 82%
Trustworthy – 73%
Likeable – 69%
Decisive – 57%
Strong – 55%

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Labour members tend to see themselves as more left wing than Keir Starmer, and indeed the Labour party.

% who see each as…

Very / fairly / slightly left wing
Myself 18% / 46% / 29%
Labour party 2% / 36% / 52%
Keir Starmer 1% / 17% / 50% (+20% centre)

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Labour members' opinion of senior Labour figures

Keir Starmer – 👍74% 👎24%
Lisa Nandy – 👍69% 👎16%
Anneliese Dodds – 👍56% 👎17%
Mark Drakeford – 👍40% 👎11%
Nick Thomas-Symonds – 👍25% 👎9%

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% of Labour party members who have a favourable view of each leader

Gordon Brown - 81%
Ed Miliband – 78%
Clement Attlee – 74%
Neil Kinnock – 69%
Jeremy Corbyn – 55%
Tony Blair – 54%

A quarter of Labour members don’t seem to know who Clement Attlee is…

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Labour members still don’t fancy their party’s chances in an election…

If an election were held tomorrow who would win/have most seats?
84% Con
12% Lab

If an election were held in May 2024 who would win/have most seats?
43% Lab
40% Con

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Following the churn in Labour membership after Starmer took over, the membership is now more willing to compromise in order to win the next election

Large compromise 15% (+3)
Moderate compromise 42% (+13)
Small compromise 29% (-13)
No compromise 11% (-3)

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The Scottish Parliament elections are coming up. If the SNP win, they will push for indyref2.

60% of Labour members already support having a second referendum on Scottish independence, and 56% think the party should too

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In fact, one in three Labour members think Scotland should be an independent country

Independent country – 31%
Devolve more powers – 28%
Status quo – 27%
Take back some powers – 2%
Scrap devolution – 4%

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When it comes to the EU, most Labour members want the party to campaign to re-join

Labour should campaign to re-join EU – 59%
Labour should not campaign to re-join EU – 15%
Neither – 22%

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Indeed, Labour members are much more likely to see Brexit as a top issue than the public

Top issues according to Labour members
Health 65%
Economy 51%
Brexit 46%
Environment 44%
Housing 24%
Education 24%
Welfare 14%
Crime 7%
Immigration 4%
Defence 2%

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