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Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his keynote speech during the Labour Party Conference, at the ACC Liverpool, September 24, 2024
LABOUR is facing a dramatic poll slump as its faltering start in government hits the party’s popularity.
A survey by More in Common found Labour on 29 per cent support, down 5 per cent from its already anaemic general election result.
This put it just 1 per cent ahead of the Tories, who despite being effectively leaderless have shown signs of starting a recovery from their historic defeat on July 4.
Every Starmer boast about removing asylum-seekers probably wins Reform another seat while Labour loses more voters to Lib Dems, Greens and nationalists than to the far right — the disaster facing Labour is the leadership’s fault, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
JOE GILL looks at research on the reasons people voted as they did last week and concludes Labour is finished unless it ditches Starmer and changes course
