It is the many, not the few, who believe that Jeremy Corbyn is anti-semitic and personally to blame for Labour’s anti-semitism crisis.

According to a new YouGov poll, a majority of voters believe the Labour leader has been dishonest and ineffective in his handling of the problem. The research reveals that more people think Corbyn is himself anti-semitic (34%) or don’t know (32%) than those who believe he is not.

Only a tiny proportion (4%) believe the Islington North MP has been “very competent” in handling the issue, while 60% say he has been incompetent.

Of voters who acknowledge Labour has an anti-semitism problem, almost a third (31%) say it will make them “much less likely” to vote for the party. The feeling is deepest