Keir Starmer Leads in Poll for Next UK Labour Party Leader

Supporters of Former Leader Corbyn Overtake Long Bailey MP

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] According to a report by The Guardian on the 2nd (local time), Keir Starmer, a member of parliament who served as the Brexit minister in the shadow cabinet, ranked first in a poll for the leader of the UK Labour Party.

According to the report, YouGov, a UK polling specialist, conducted a weighted survey by age, gender, and region of 1,059 Labour Party members nationwide from the 20th to the 30th of last month to determine the next Labour Party leader. The results showed that Starmer received 31% support, ranking first.

Rebecca Long Bailey, supported by the faction backing former leader Jeremy Corbyn, came in second with 20%. Others included ▲Jess Phillips (11%) ▲Clive Lewis (7%) ▲Yvette Cooper (7%) ▲Emily Thornberry (6%) ▲Lisa Nandy (5%).

Starmer was also expected to win decisively against Long Bailey in a head-to-head contest, with a predicted support rate of 61% to 39%.

Earlier, in the general election held last month, the Labour Party secured only 203 seats, a decrease of 59 seats compared to the previous election, suffering a 'complete defeat' to the ruling Conservative Party. Following this, Jeremy Corbyn announced his intention to resign, triggering the start of the new leadership election.

Currently, only two MPs have officially declared their candidacy for the Labour Party leadership: Emily Thornberry (shadow foreign secretary) and Clive Lewis (shadow chancellor). Although Starmer has not officially announced his candidacy yet, The Guardian analyzed that he is highly likely to run within a few weeks.

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