Jeremy Corbyn at the 134th Durham Miners Gala at the weekend. Labour has pulled ahead in the polls as the Tories have become increasingly divided over Brexit

Labour has pulled five points in front of the Conservatives as support for a second Brexit referendum rises to its highest level to date.

A YouGov poll for The Times puts Labour on 41 per cent, up two points from last week, with the Tories on 36 per cent, down one point.

The Lib Dems are on 9 per cent, down one point and Ukip on 7 per cent, up one point.

The Tories consistently enjoyed a lead of four to five points through parts of March as well as in April, May and June, but have lost their majority since the Chequers agreement and the subsequent infighting. The YouGov poll of 1,657 British adults was taken during Monday and yesterday.

It also showed an