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Most of the British public think Owen Smith should replace Jeremy Corbyn , a new poll found.

Some 58% of UK adults thought Mr Smith would make a better Labour leader than Mr Corbyn.

And even more - 62% - thought Mr Smith would make a better Prime Minister.

The Poll, conducted by BMG Research for the London Evening Standard also suggested many voters would be put off voting Labour if Mr Corbyn stayed on as leader.

Almost a third of those polled said they would be less likely to vote Labour if Mr Corbyn was leader in 2020, and only about 20% said they would be more likely.

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Around 17% of voters said they would be less likely to vote Labour if Mr Smith was in charge.

But Jeremy Corbyn was favoured by 52% to be Labour leader, and by 51% to be Prime Minister among those who voted Labour in 2015.

BMG research interviewed 1,668 UK adults online between August 11 and 15.

Who would make a better Labour Leader? BMG/Evening Standard Who would make a better Prime Minister? BMG/Evening Standard

It's the second poll this week to put Owen Smith ahead with the general public.

A Comres survey for the Sunday Mirror found 37% of voters would rather see Mr Smith win the leadership contest, with just 23% thinking Corbyn is a better leader.

But the poll showed the disconnect between Labour voters and members and the wider public.

Some 47% of those intending to vote Labour at the next election wanted to see Corbyn stay on, with just 23% backing Smith.

Mr Corbyn's campaign received a boost as a majority of local Labour parties who voted to back a candidate supported him.

Some 285 Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) backed him, with just 53 going for Mr Smith.

But on the same day the Jewish Labour Movement, an influential and longstanding affiliate group in the party, overwhelmingly backed Smith , with just 4% of members voting in favour of Corbyn.