Poll Boost For Jeremy Corbyn Ahead Of Leadership Vote

Jeremy Corbyn appears to be well ahead of his rival Owen Smith in the first poll of those entitled to vote in the Labour leadership election.

A YouGov survey for The Times puts the current Labour leader on 62% with Mr Smith trailing on 38%.

Mr Corbyn received nearly 60% of the vote when he was elected to the job in September 2015.

The poll found that 52% of full members intend to back Mr Corbyn compared to 40% for Mr Smith.

Meanwhile, among registered supporters it was 70% to 25% in favour of Mr Corbyn - who also also has the backing of the union affiliates by 54% to 33%.

An estimated 640,000 members and supporters have been tasked with choosing between the pair with the winner to be announced on 24 September.

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