Jeremy Corbyn is now the preferred present or former Labour chief, a brand new ballot has revealed.

The survey, performed by YouGov, put the previous Labour chief on 30 % approval.

Sir Keir Starmer is one level behind, with an approval score of 29 %.

Gordon Brown is available in in third place, with 27 % approval, whereas Tony Blair has 24 % approval.

Ed Miliband is three factors behind, with 21 % approval.

The ballot, performed between April and June 2023, spoke to 1,178 folks.

Labour MP Diane Abbott shared the ballot on Twitter, describing it as "remarkable".

The Corbyn ally stated: "Jeremy Corbyn is now the most popular current or former Labour leader.

"Remarkable given the unremitting hostility to him of the Labour Party institution."

"They appear to be extra occupied with destroying the presence of the left within the occasion than getting a Labour authorities."

Aspiring MPs have claimed they are being excluded from an approved list of parliamentary candidates drawn up by Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee.

Earlier this year, Hilary Schan, co-chair of Labour left wing group Momentum, said it was a difficult time for the left of the party.

She claimed left-wing members had seen "reams of unjustified suspensions over the past couple of years and extra not too long ago the stitch-ups with the choices taking away native members’ voices".

Sir Keir has been accused of conducting a "purge" of the left wing of the party after blocking certain candidates from standing for the party at the next election.

A member of the Socialist Campaign Group previously told the Telegraph: "It's an terrible, terrible ambiance.

"Keir Starmer says the party is united. I’ve never known the party more disunited.

"People are frightened to say issues. People are actually reluctant as a result of they suppose they could simply be subsequent. It's a horrible state of affairs.

"They’re just waiting for everyone in the Socialist Campaign Group just to make one wrong move and they’ll find a reason to deselect them. It's a case of a huge purge."

Meanwhile, Emma Dent Coad, a former Labour MP for Kensington, stated a good contest had been "sacrificed for the sake of factional intrigue from Labour officials".

But the opposition chief defended the transfer, along with his spokesperson saying: "We've changed the party to make sure we're in tune with the instincts and aspirations of the British people once again".