Opinion polls show Corbyn's Labour was leaking support before the Brexit referendum

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Corbyn has the support of the Labour Party membership but not MPs.

• Lab: 34%
• Con: 31%

The public's trust rating for the main party leaders was also surprising, given the bashing Corbyn often gets in the media:

• Corbyn: 28%
• Cameron: 21%

However, as the referendum campaign heated up, support returned to the Conservative party. The latest polling data on voting intention - Opinium data from the 6th of June - shows it had almost reversed:

• Labour: 30%
• Conservatives: 34%

Here is how that looks over time:

UK Polling Report

These data show that Corbyn was once able to command election-winning support among the public as recently as two months ago. At the time, the political narrative was focused on the release of the Panama Papers, which described how David Cameron benefited from stock that was moved through a questionable offshore vehicle not subject to tax.

Of course, there has been no polling on this question since the referendum result, and the subsequent ongoing coup attempt against Corbyn in labour, which have turned UK politics on its head.