Weekly survey: EU referendum and Labour’s next leader

The Scottish referendum might seem like a long time ago. But with an EU referendum on the horizon, it’s not far from the debate over how Labour should approach this next vote. Some argue that Labour’s decision to join forces with the Tories to form the Better Together campaign was a mistake, and that it did them fundamental damage in Scotland in the general election. Others believe it had little-to-no impact on the Scottish electorate’s view of Labour. What do you think? Do you think Labour made the right decision to join a cross-party campaign in the Scottish referendum? Do you think it impacted how they did in Scotland in May?

On this very subject a split has emerged in the Labour party. Some believe Labour should be part of a broad, cross-party ‘yes’ campaign for the EU referendum (akin to that which came into being for the Scottish referendum). While others think Labour should set up their own independent ‘yes’ campaign.

The former would like Labour to take centre stage when it comes to arguing for Britain to stay part of the EU. The latter would prefer Labour wasn’t so vocal on the subject, so as not to alienate further potential Ukip voters – particularly in the north of England.

What do you think? Should Labour join forces with other parties as part of a ‘yes’ ‘campaign? Or should they distance themselves from the Tories and establish their own campaign? Or do you think they shouldn’t be on the ‘yes’ side at all? Let us know what you think.

Last Wednesday, Jeremy Corbyn became the fifth person to enter the Labour leadership contest. Now that we have this new addition to the field, we want to ask you who you would like to be Labour’s next leader? Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn, Mary Creagh or Liz Kendall? Tell us who your chosen candidate is here.

Our weekly survey closes at 11am on Thursday. You can vote here.