Labour support among UK students nearly halves in 18 months

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, poses for selfies at a campaign event in Leeds, May 10, 2017

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by NJF on August 29, 2019 - 10:45am

Perhaps the more perceptive students see Labour as contributing excessively to our current addled parliarment (sp!)?

#2 Submitted by paul.... on August 30, 2019 - 12:09pm

It was Labour wot introduced tuition fees in the first place. All three main parties are equally tainted by that. I'm surprised they're doing as well as they are amongst students.

Labour support among UK students nearly halves in 18 months

Exclusive survey of student voting intentions for Times Higher Education suggests party is suffering from Brexit stance, mirroring national picture

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