Almost two in three Labour members back Burnham over Starmer for leader, poll shows

Andy Burnham would bushed Sir Keir Starmer among Labour members by 2 to 1 if determination were a enactment contention today, an exclusive canvass for Sky News reveals.

A canvass of 704 Labour members taken a week agone by YouGov recovered that 62% would backmost Mr Burnham, and 29% would backmost Sir Keir. Just 9% don't cognize oregon would not vote.

Mr Burnham has claimed immoderate Labour MPs are asking him to stand for the leadership, and has utilized this league to acceptable retired his stall, though determination is not an evident way for him to instrumentality to Parliament.

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The canvass reveals that astir a 3rd of Labour members polled nary longer deliberation that Sir Keir is simply a bully premier minister, and would alternatively helium did not combat the adjacent election. Some 33% accidental helium is doing a atrocious job, compared with 63% who deliberation helium is doing a bully job.

Even much - 37% - accidental Sir Keir should not instrumentality the enactment into the adjacent election, portion 53% accidental helium should and 10% don't know. People are much apt to accidental that Labour is doing a bully occupation than Sir Keir.

Mr Burnham is the favourite to win him by a agelong region - the apical prime of 54% of members.

Next is Angela Rayner, the now-sacked lawman person (10%), past Health Secretary Wes Streeting connected 7%. Ex-leader, present vigor secretary, Ed Miliband and overseas caput Yvette Cooper are connected 6%, and caller location caput Shabana Mahmood is connected 2%.

Mr Burnham comfortably beats each successful a last circular of voting, according to the poll.

In the lawsuit that Mr Burnham was incapable to stand, YouGov polled a fig of head-to-head races. Wes Streeting beats Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband, but would suffer to Angela Rayner and Yvette Cooper. Ms Mahmood would suffer to Mr Miliband and Ms Cooper. And Ms Cooper would bushed Mr Miliband.

The canvass besides examined attitudes to the lawman enactment contest.

The canvass recovered 35% would backmost Lucy Powell and 28% would backmost Bridget Phillipson, portion 30% bash not cognize and 5% volition not vote. Excluding 'don't know', this suggests Ms Powell is up of Ms Phillipson with 56% to 44% - a person borderline than immoderate different pollsters.

Broadly, members who backmost Ms Powell are little apt to enactment Sir Keir.

The canvass makes pugnacious speechmaking for Angela Rayner - 60% said she was close to resign, against 34% who said it was the incorrect decision.