Confident Corbyn posts six point lead over Tories as pressure mounts on May to go

Labour has registered a six point lead over the Tories, according to a fresh poll that suggests most Britons would like to see Theresa May resign.

Days after the 2017 general election, Labour could expect 45 per cent of the vote were an election held tomorrow, and the Tories 39 per cent.

The research by Survation – which came closer than other pollster to predicting the result of Thursday’s vote – also suggests that half of voters, 49 per cent, think May should resign as prime minister, 38 per cent believe she shouldn’t and 13 per cent don’t know.

More voters disapprove of May’s deal with the DUP than agree with it, with just under half – 47 per cent – disapproving. A third of Britons agree with it, and one in five, 20 per cent, aren’t sure. The PM was forced to make an informal agreement with the socially conservtive Northern Irish party in a bid to hang on in Downing Street.

Those surveyed believe that the SNP’s heavy losses in Scotland make the prospect of a second referendum on independence less likely, with 55 per cent thinking taking this view. Just 15 per cent believe it is more likely, 17 per cent think it hasn’t made it more or less likely and 13 per cent are unsure.

A coalition involving Labour, the SNP, Lib Dems and Caroline Lucas of the Green party is more popular than the Tory-DUP coalition amongst the voters – 39 per cent approving of this theoretical “progressive alliance” and 47 per cent disapproving, and 15 per cent unsure.

The DUP-Conservative coalition has approval of just 35 per cent of those surveyed, 49 per cent disapproving and 17 per cent unsure.

Conservatives: 39 per cent

Labour: 45 per cent

Lib Dems: 7 per cent

UKIP:  3 per cent

Others: 6 per cent