Support for Labour among students has dropped to its lowest level in four years, a survey suggests.

Backing for the party among UK students has almost halved in just 18 months, according to a poll commissioned by Times Higher Education (THE).

The YouthSight survey shows that 38 per cent of those who are eligible and likely to vote would vote Labour, down from more than 70 per cent in February last year.

This is Labour's lowest share of the student vote recorded since April 2015, YouthSight said.

The drop could potentially be connected to Labour's ambiguous policy on Brexit over the last year.

The survey suggests a surge in support for fully fledged Remain parties, such as the Liberal Democrats.

YouthSight found that backing for the Lib Dems has recovered since the near collapse of support among students in 2010.