Boost for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour overtake Tories after Chequers Brexit showdown

Labour have leapfrogged the Conservatives in the polls after Theresa May's warring Cabinet backed her compromise Brexit plan.



According to a fresh study by Survation, support for Jeremy Corbyn’s party is now at 40%, a two-point rise in two weeks, with Theresa May’s Tories three points down on 38%.

The poll was revealed as frontbench tensions burst into the open, with Brexiteer ministers forced to concede ground to the Prime Minister as the Government agreed a united position on leaving the European Union.

Mrs May’s Chequers deal on Brexit has won public support however, with 33% supporting her agreement, compared to 23% against, the survey for the Mail on Sunday shows.

But in a sign of contiued divisions over the issue, 35% think the compromise with the EU is the best deal Britain will get from Brussels, compared with 38% who say it is a 'sell-out'.

Meanwhile 38% say the deal is not faithful to the EU referendum result, compared to 29% who disagree.

In a boost for the PM however, 40% believe she saw off Boris Johnson in the personal battle of wills, compared to 13%.

Meanwhile 41% back Mrs May against 22% for Mr Johnson, on who is best suited to take on Mr Corbyn at the next election.

Just over a third (34%) think she should lead the Tories into the next election, compared to 22% who think she should quit now, while the same number thinks she should go one year after Brexit.