Labour’s hopes go up in smoke as Jeremy Corbyn builds a bonfire at his beloved allotment
Veteran leftie revealed his hipster side by sporting a black and white Clapton FC t-shirt
JEREMY Corbyn attempted to put all of his political woes behind him with a day on his allotment with his wife.
Working up a sweat, the veteran leftie took off his all-too familiar jacket to reveal his hipster side – with a black and white Clapton FC t-shirt.
Renowned as one of London’s most hipster football clubs, his choice of attire will definitely appeal to some of his grassroots supporters.
After several hours of digging, pruning and weeding, he and his wife Laura Alvarez, then watched as some of the debris went up in smoke on a bonfire.
Their day came after Labour slipped down into third place in the Witney by-election with 5,765 votes and a 15 percent share – down from 17 per cent in the general election.
And to add to his party’s problems a poll revealed it will never get into power while Corbyn remains leader.
The survey shows the party's ratings have slumped in the 13 months since he took over as leader, while the Tories continue on an upward spike after Theresa May became Prime Minister in July.
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The number of voters believing Labour is fit to govern has dropped sharply from 35% in September 2015 to just 26% now, according to the Ipsos MORI poll for the Evening Standard.
Barely one in five voters, 21%, believe Labour has a "good team of leaders", compared with 27% before Corbyn took over the party.
Labour's standing is much lower than just before Ed Miliband led the party to a wounding defeat at the May 2015 general election when 40% of voters believed the party was ready to govern.
Under Miliband, 52% of people thought Labour understood Britain's problems, now that figure has fallen to 41% - seven points behind the Tories.
When asked which party is "looking after the interests of people like me", the Tories best Labour by 38% to 33%.
Labour is seen as divided by more than eight in 10 voters, 82%, while 52% think the same of the Conservatives.
And 61% see Labour as out of date, compared to 45% for the Tories.
More than half of voters, 53%, think that the Tories are fit to govern, while 47% believe the party has a good set of leaders.