Jeremy Corbyn tops a poll of local councillors
A MAJORITY of Labour councillors in Britain’s 150 most marginal seats are backing Jeremy Corbyn to become the party’s next leader.
The results of a poll of 250 Labour councillors published yesterday by Anglia Ruskin University’s labour history research unit (LHRU) put Mr Corbyn ahead for the first time.
Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham led the field in two previous polls of the same councillors, conducted in June and July.
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