UK Politics

Corbyn's Spectacular Turnaround

It's hard to say if it is due to Theresa May's ineptitude during the election campaign, or the public actually warming to Jeremy Corbyn, but since May called her seemingly cut and dried snap election in April, the Labour leader has experienced an incredible turnaround in popularity.

Two months ago, a YouGov poll showed that a mere 15 percent of Brits thought that Corbyn would make a better Prime Minister than May. Flash forward to the latest poll, conducted immediately after May's calamitous election, and he has drawn level with the incumbent leader - both on 39 percent - representing a fall of 15 points for May and a spectacular rise of 24 for Corbyn.

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This chart shows the results of surveys asking which candidate would make the best UK Prime Minister in 2017.

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Which, if any, of the following people do you think would be the best prime minister?
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Public satisfaction rating of Theresa May as Prime Minister in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
"Which of the following do you think would make the best Prime Minister?" (July 2026)
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Public opinion of Jeremy Corbyn in relation to competence in leading the Labour Party into General Elections in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
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Public satisfaction rating of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*
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Public opinion of Theresa May in relation to competence in leading the Conservative Party into General Elections in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017*

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