Labour are backed by fewer than one in five voters and are only the fourth most popular party, according to a new poll.

In a fresh YouGov survey for The Times, Jeremy Corbyn's party dropped to 18% behind the Conservatives (24%), Brexit Party (23%) and Liberal Democrats (20%).

In the latest poll, Labour fell two points from last week, while the Tories rose two points at a time when their members are choosing between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt as their new leader.

The slump in Labour's poll rating was reported by the newspaper to have left the party on its lowest level of support since May 2009, when Gordon Brown was prime minister and was facing the financial crisis.

Image: Another poll found Mr Corbyn is viewed as a less capable leader than Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson

Mr Corbyn is currently under pressure from many within his party to more explicitly support a second EU referendum and put Labour's backing behind the UK staying in the bloc.


In the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Labour leader challenged Prime Minister Theresa May to "go back to the people" as he attacked the "fantasy" Brexit plans of Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt.

Mr Corbyn's spokesman added: "We want a general election but we also believe there should be a public vote on any deal or no deal - so in all those scenarios it should go back to the people."

The new YouGov poll, according to The Times, revealed 25% of Remain voters now support Labour compared to 40% at the end of April and 48% at the start of 2019.

Meanwhile, 8% of Leave supporters now back Labour, down from 21% in January.

Labour's shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth admitted, if the results of the poll were mirrored at a general election, it would be "devastating" for the party.

However, he also told ITV's Peston show: "I don't believe that would be the result at a general election."

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In a separate Ipsos MORI poll for the Evening Standard this week, Mr Corbyn was found to hold weaker personal ratings than Mr Johnson, Mr Hunt or Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.

The survey revealed Mr Corbyn is seen as a capable leader by 23%, down from 32% in April last year.

Mr Hunt was seen as a capable leader by 37% while Mr Johnson scored 33% and Mr Farage 32%.

Only 22% agreed Mr Corbyn would be a good prime minister with 68% disagreeing, with Mr Johnson seen as a good prime minister by 34% with 53% disagreeing.

Almost one third (31%) agreed Mr Hunt would be a good prime minister with 42% disagreeing, and 24% viewed Mr Farage as a good prime minister and 63% disagreeing.

The Ipsos MORI poll revealed the Conservatives were backed by 26% of respondents, with Labour in second on 24%, the Lib Dems on 22% and Brexit Party on 12%.