Labour internal report being surpressed
Jenny | 02.12.2015 08:52
Jeremy Corbyn is trying to suppress an internal report that found voters think the party is for 'the needy'. The survey of former Labour supporters in ten marginal seats across the country was carried out by Deborah Mattinson, Gordon Brown's former polling adviser. It found that respondents thought the party was 'defensive, uninspiring and unimaginative' and could not be trusted on key issues including immigration and the economy.
Jeremy Corbyn's office and the National Executive Committee are refusing to publish the report which could help us understand why Labour did so badly in the last election and has a current approval rating of 21% (Corbyn's personal rating is 11%)
What is clear from sections that have been leaked is that Labour is seen as the party for the failures of life. Respondents were asked what they thought of as the typical Labour supporter. The most common answer was "poor" other answers were "needy, lower class, unemployed and lazy"
When asked for their opinion of Jeremy Corbyn the most common response was "Socialist" with other answers being "stupid, useless, Communist, not a leader and a joke"
What is clear from sections that have been leaked is that Labour is seen as the party for the failures of life. Respondents were asked what they thought of as the typical Labour supporter. The most common answer was "poor" other answers were "needy, lower class, unemployed and lazy"
When asked for their opinion of Jeremy Corbyn the most common response was "Socialist" with other answers being "stupid, useless, Communist, not a leader and a joke"
Jenny
