Blow To Labour As Reform Voters Prefer Jeremy Corbyn To Keir Starmer On Almost Every Metric

Jeremy Corbyn vs Keir Starmer: who is more appealing to Reform UK voters?Reform UK voters generally prefer Jeremy Corbyn to Keir Starmer, a surprising new poll has found.As first reported by Novara Media, a survey of 2,000 UK adults – conducted by Merlin Strategy over the weekend – showed Reform voters believe the former Labour leader has better qualities than the current prime minister.The poll showed 65% of respondents think Corbyn was more authentic, 67% said he was for working people, 57% think he was hardworking, 64% believe he’s honest and 54% say he’s intelligent.A further 70% said they believe Corbyn makes radical decisions, 64% say he is principled, 69% say he represents change, 62% say he’s strong and 59% say he’s trustworthy.And, crucially, 61% said they believe the Islington North MP understands “people like me”.Starmer won on only one metric – he’s seen as better on the world stage than Corbyn.However, the poll did not show whether or not this would push Farage supporters to actually vote for Corbyn’s new party.Still, the research will be a real blow to the Labour government, considering it has moved away from hard-left policies touted by figures like Corbyn, in favour of winning back Reform voters.The right-wing populist party has soared in popularity over the last year and now consistently leads in opinion polls by a healthy margin – despite having just four MPs.So the government has been trying to win back that support.Labour’s political director Claire Reynolds even told the party’s MPs in May that Reform UK voters are “our people”, but they’re just “pissed off” with the government right now.It’s well-known that Starmer’s increasingly hardline anti-immigration policies have failed to cut through to Farage’s growing body of supporters – as Reform UK currently have a seven-point lead on Labour.However, it will rub salt in the wound to know that Corbyn, Starmer’s predecessor who was expelled from the party over a row related to antisemitism, is more respected than the prime minister.Starmer has tried to present it as a major strength that he moved Labour away from Corbyn’s policies after the party’s disastrous performance in the 2019 general election.But, the Islington North MP is now setting up his own left-wing party – which is yet to be named – and already has 500,000 sign-ups expressing interest.Zarah Sultana, a suspended Labour MP who quit the party to join Corbyn’s new group, told Novara Media that Starmer’s “spent years chasing Reform voters, echoing their rhetoric, even mimicking Enoch Powell. And for what? They still prefer Jeremy Corbyn.”Corbyn himself told the outlet: “The Labour government is here to appease Reform. We are here to defeat Reform.”Related...Yvette Cooper Delivers Brutal Commons Slapdown To Chris Philp Over The Tories' Immigration Failures'A Horrific Moral Failure': Campaigner Slams Labour And Tories Over Illegal ImmigrationKeir Starmer's Immigration Plan Shows UK Is 'In A Very Dark Place', Says Albanian PM

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