The Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn has opened up a huge lead over the Conservative government in voter-intention polls.

This is in spite of attempts to smear Mr Corbyn with false allegations of anti-Semitism.

It also runs against claims that Labour’s policy on Brexit is hampering the party’s electability.

https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1115989317598482432

In fact, there seem to be several:

The poll that offers options for a larger number of parties is the one that gives Labour a 13-point lead, and this suggests that the rise of Change UK (or The Independent Group) has harmed the Conservatives more than Labour.

It seems unlikely that the new organisation/party will be able to field candidates in all constituencies if an election is called soon, so it is perhaps unwise to assume the gulf between the two main parties will be as wide in practice.

And many people would say polls like these are designed to influence voters, rather than reflect their plans.

Still, these results may shut up the centrists who have been making noises about Labour’s lack of ability to open up a large lead despite current Tory weakness.

And it probably means mainstream media pundits will stop talking about the polls for a while (remember, they only refer to polls in order to claim the Conservatives are in the lead; think about the “gaslighting” scandal involving Diane Abbott on the BBC’s Question Time).

It is unlikely to stop certain malcontents from fabricating claims of anti-Semitism against Mr Corbyn and the Labour Party because it is impossible to draw any conclusions about this aspect of the current political debate; people could be attracted to Labour as much because of accusations of anti-Semitism as in denial of them. It’s an unpleasant thought but, as another part of current discourse has it, Brexit has encouraged a revival of racism in certain members of the electorate.

Personally, I think this is more accurate:

In related news:

and

https://twitter.com/rosskempsell/status/1115155616308264960

Some are saying that Labour has only to wait and the Conservatives will become extinct by themselves, but this is nonsense; they have been in power for nine years and that has allowed enough younger people to see what Tory policies do.

It will take a sustained period in power – and acting for the good of the population at large – for Labour to finally end the electability of the privileged class.

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