The unmitigated disaster that is Jeremy Corbyn's tenure as Labour’s leader continues to get worse:
LONDON - Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is as unpopular with the British public as US President Donald Trump, according to a new opinion poll.
Just 17% of British people approve of the job Corbyn is doing as leader of the opposition, according to the survey by GfK, while 58% disapproved.
These numbers were pretty much identical to Trump's ratings, with 18% of Brits saying they approved of the job he's doing as President, and 60% disapproving.
These numbers are absolutely abysmal. Atrocious. Even the most skilled and resourceful politician cannot recover from numbers this bad. Yet, Corbyn intends to continue as leader right on through the next general election. Speaking of which:
Worryingly for the Labour leader, the results of the GfK poll indicate that he is disapproved by current Labour voters in net terms. 39% of Labour voters said they approved of how Corbyn was handling his job, while 40% disapproved.
His net approval ratings were also negative in every single geographic and demographic crossbreak.
The survey gave May's ruling-Conservatives a 13-point lead over Labour. 41% of respondents said they intend to vote Tory at the next election, while 28% said they will vote Labour.
41 to 28 is a disaster. A comprehensive beating that will require years to recover from.
By contrast Theresa May had a 46 per cent approval rate compared to 33 per cent disapproval.
Labour needs to take a deep breath and realize that as long as Corbyn is leader, disaster is rapidly approaching.